WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/hoffer-eric/76046/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Eric Hoffer</b></a></p><blockquote>Vehemence is the expression of a blind effort to support and uphold something that can never stand on its own — something rootless, incoherent, and incomplete. Whether it is our own meaningless self we are upholding or some doctrine devoid of evidence, we can do it only in a frenzy of faith.</blockquote><p><b>Eric Hoffer</b> (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman<br><i>Passionate State of Mind</i>, Aphorism 60 (1955)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/hoffer-eric/76046/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/hoffer-eric/76046/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=truebeliever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truebeliever</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=onetrueway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onetrueway</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=zealot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zealot</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=devotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devotion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=enthusiasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enthusiasm</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=fervor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fervor</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=belief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belief</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=meaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meaning</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=passion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=vehemence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehemence</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=insistence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insistence</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=zeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zeal</span></a></p>