Eric Hoffer Quote

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

Eric Hoffer

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

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About Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an Atheist 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. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is an international literary prize established in his honor. The University of California, Berkeley awards an annual literary prize named jointly for Hoffer.