Nick Drake (poet) vs. Eric Hoffer
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Nick Drake (poet)
1948 – 1974
Nick Drake is a British poet, playwright, screenwriter, librettist, and novelist.
"Do intellect and morality count for nothing in the way the future unfolds? Greed is our king, and corruption is his servant."
Eric Hoffer
1902 – 1983
Eric Hoffer was an American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change (1963) was his finest work.
"Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us.…"
Connections
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