Liberalism in The True Believer

In November, Liberty Fund hosted a virtual reading group on Eric Hoffer's short book, The True Believer.

One topic of discussion was Hoffer's conservatism, which is implicit to his theories of mass movements. One place it’s implied is in his mistreatment of liberalism. In section 52, under “Deprecation of the Present”, Hoffer sums up his views of conservatives, skeptics, liberals, radicals, and reactionaries.