It is the true believer’s ability to “‘shut his eyes and stop his ears” to facts that do not deserve to be either seen or heard which is the source of his unequaled fortitude and constancy. He cannot be frightened by danger, nor disheartened by obstacle, nor baffled by contradictions, because he denies their existence.
Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (New York: Harper, 1951), p. 83.
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