We Suffer from Our Illusions – Quote by Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin was an American historian, writer, and former Librarian of Congress.

This quote reflects the human tendency to suffer more from personal illusions than from actual weaknesses or reality.

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Daniel Joseph Boorstin (1914–2004) was an American historian and writer. He taught law at the University of Chicago for 25 years and later served as director of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution. From 1975 to 1987, he was Director of the Library of Congress and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1969.

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