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The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.

Eric Hoffer

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Eric Hoffer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 25
Died: 1983
Died: May 21
Philosopher
Psychologist
Writer
New York City
New York
Person
Suspicious
Every
Suspicion
Mind
Believes
Believe
Atheism
Doubt
Ineradicable
Literature
Lurking
Evil
Formidable
Persons
Doubts

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