If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will no…

Eric Hoffer
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If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will not be because they know how to stir up discontent or how to infect people with hatred, but because they know how to preach hope. ✨ Eric Hoffer (2011). The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, p.9, Harper Collins
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