When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955)
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Hoffer, Eric - Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955) | WIST Quotations
When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. See also Hoffer (1971).Dave (WIST Quotations)
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