The paranoid mind, wrote Richard Hofstadter — one of America’s great 20th-century thinkers — sees the world as a battle between good and evil. Anything less than total victory will only deepen the paranoia. “Even partial success leaves him with the same feeling of powerlessness with which he began,” Hofstadter wrote. “This is in turn only strengthens his awareness of the vast and terrifying quality of the enemy he opposes.”
美国20世纪最伟大的思想家之一理查德•霍夫施塔特(Richard Hofstadter)写道，偏执的头脑把这个世界看作是一场善与恶的斗争。任何不彻底的胜利都只会加深这种偏执。“即使是部分的成功，也会让他产生与最初时同样的无力感。”霍夫施塔特写道，“这反过来只会强化他对敌人巨大和可怕性的认知。”
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