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Quotes from Before the Sabbath — Eric Hoffer

1902–1983 United States

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The best education will not immunize a person against corruption by power.

Before the Sabbath (1979)

I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.

Before the Sabbath (1979)

The Renaissance was a time of mercenary soldiers, ours is a time of mercenary labor.

Before the Sabbath (1979)

Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.

Before the Sabbath (1979)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Eric Hoffer (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.