Eric Hoffer (1902 -- 1983) was self-educated. He worked in restaurants, as a migrant fieldworker, and as a gold prospector. After Pearl Harbor, he worked as a longshoreman in San Francisco for twenty-five years. The author of more than ten books, including The Passionate State of Mind, The Ordeal of Change, and The Temper of Our Time, Eric Hoffer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983.
"Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely
and brilliantly. . . . It owes its distinction to the fact that
Hoffer is a born generalizer, with a mind that inclines to the wry
epigram and icy aphorism as naturally as did that of the Duc de La
Rochefoucauld." - The New Yorker
"The True Believer glitters with icy wit. . . bristles with deadly
parallels. . . . It is a harsh and potent mental tonic." - New York
Times
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