Quote of the Day for 2016-07-26

"Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. There can be no mass movement without some deliberate misrepresentation of facts."

— Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) The True Believer, part 3, section 91 (1951)

Donald Trump accepting the nomination of the Republican Party at their national convention in Cleveland, Ohio (July 21, 2016) Photograph by Brian Snyder

Quote of the Day for 2016-02-01

"The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause."

— Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) The True Believer, part 1, section 9

Ku Klux Klan rally near Washington D.C., National Photo Company (circa 1921)