Eric Hoffer Quotes


Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.


Citations

Hoffer, Eric. Reflections on the Human Condition. Harper & Row, 1973.

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Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
  • Born: July 15, 1902
  • Died: May 21, 1983
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Eric Hoffer was an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change was his finest work.