Eric Hoffer, an American moral and social philosopher, was born in 1902 in New York City. By age five, Hoffer could already read in both English and his parents' native German. When he was five, his mother fell down the stairs with him in her arms. His mother died as a result of the fall, and Hoffer lost his sight. He was raised by a live-in servant, a German immigrant. His eyesight inexplicably returned when he was 15. Fearing
he might lose it again, he seized on the opportunity to read as much as
he could. His father died when Hoffer was a teenager, and he received $300 from an insurance policy. He moved to Los Angeles, spent 10 years on skid row, and then became a migrant worker. During this time he obtained a library card and divided his time off between "books and brothels." Concerned about the rise of totalitarian governments, especially those of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, Hoffer attempted to find the roots of these "madhouses" in human psychology.
Hoffer became the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983.
What was it that you were thinking will be too difficult for
you to accomplish??
With Faith and Renewed Focus, ~Shugie
You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
-Eric Hoffer
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