“I am well aware of the fact that the human race has known about the existence of a universal energy related to life for many ages. However, the basic task of natural science consisted of making this energy usable. This is the sole difference between my work and all preceding knowledge.” HumansWellsFactsAgeEnergyNaturalDifferencesRaceExistenceKnownTasksUniversalHuman RaceRelatedSoleNatural ScienceUniversal Energy Book:Where's the Truth?: Letters and Journals, 1948-1957 Source: Where's the Truth?: Letters and Journals, 1948-1957
“The chief difference between me and others is that I have plenty of time not only because I am without a multitude of responsibilities and without daily tasks, which demand attention: But also because I am basically without ambition. Neither the present nor the future has claims on me.” DifferencesAttentionResponsibilityDemandAmbitionTasksClaimsChiefsPlentyMultitudesDaily Tasks Author:Eric Hoffer
“The boycott of parliamentary institutions on the part of anarchists and semianarchists is dictated by a desire not to submit their weakness to a test on the part of the masses, thus preserving their right to an inactive hauteur which makes no difference to anybody. A revolutionary party can turn its back to a parliament only if it has set itself the immediate task of overthrowing the existing regime.” IfsDesireTurnsDifferencesPartyMassWeaknessTasksTestsInstitutionsRevolutionaryRegimesSubmitParliamentAnarchistParliamentaryBoycott Book:History of the Russian Revolution Source: History of the Russian Revolution