Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence. Hannah Arendt conditionconstitutecurse Change image and share on social
The Third World is not a reality but an ideology. Hannah Arendt ideologyrealityworld Change image and share on social
It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country. Hannah Arendt associationcivilcontention Change image and share on social
Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power's disappearance. Hannah Arendt absentabsolutelyappear Change image and share on social
The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution. Hannah Arendt affairappealdomestic share on social
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. Hannah Arendt amountappearcertainty share on social
This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. Hannah Arendt badexpectlive Change image and share on social
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. Hannah Arendt dangerousthinkthought Change image and share on social
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. Hannah Arendt disgustfiftyposture Change image and share on social
Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core. Hannah Arendt confrontcorecrime Change image and share on social
