Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite end in the theories of Karl Marx.

Quote by Hannah Arendt

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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of...

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of...

Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.

Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more...

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more...

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing...

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing...

Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which...

Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which...

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good,...

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good,...

Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary...

It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary...

By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road...

By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road...

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity,...

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity,...

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.