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The True Believer

by Eric Hoffer

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A Good Read, BBC Radio 4 · October 12, 2025

Sarah Waters and Walter Murch

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A remarkably prescient examination of mass movements from 1951, exploring political fanaticism throughout the ages and its relevance to today's fractured world.

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