The True Believer -- Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

"Who is the True Believer? According to Eric Hoffer . . . He's the man who, multiplied by thousands, is shaping the world to his image. / He's a guilt-ridden hitchhiker who thumbs a ride on every cause from Christianity to communism. / He's a fanatic, needing a Stalin (or a Christ) to worship and die for. / He's the mortal enemy of things-as-they-are, and he insists on sacrificing himself for a dream impossible to attain. / He is today everywhere on the march."