{"id":12619,"date":"2015-11-27T19:23:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T00:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=12619"},"modified":"2015-11-27T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T00:23:47","slug":"eric-hoffer-discover-what-your-enemy-fears-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/27\/eric-hoffer-discover-what-your-enemy-fears-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Hoffer: Discover what your enemy fears most"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;.Discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Eric Hoffer spent more than 10 years as a young man, homeless on Skid Row, before becoming a migrant worker, following the harvests in California. He later prospected for gold and worked as a longshoreman which he only quit at the age of 69. From these unlikely beginnings, Hoffer evolved into an acclaimed moral and social philosopher. 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