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achievement action acts alchemy alibi anew each day aphorisms appetites attain attitude autonomous individual basically blemish Buccaneer Books camouflage charlatan compact group CONSERVATISM corrupts creative credulity cultural creativeness Cutchogue derive dissatisfaction dreams echo effort elimination enthusiasm Eric Hoffer evil fear feel fervor free society freedom frivolous future genuine give grievance hatred hearts on toys Hence Hitler holy cause hope human imitate impulse individual self-respect infrequently Jews justify his existence leader less lives malice man's ment mind misfits nation ness opiate ORIGINAL sin ourselves passionate pursuits perhaps true persuade poignant possessions present radical ready ready to die realize reason religion religious result revolutionary ruthlessness seems self-contempt self-hatred self-righteousness self-sacrifice selfish SELFLESSNESS sense of worth set their hearts sion Small wonder social sometimes soul Stalin strive strong stupid substitute talent talking or writing tion tolerance totalitarian regime transmuted turns unbalancing usually weak wholly words worthlessness