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.

Quote by Hannah Arendt

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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech...

Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech...

Love, in distinction from friendship, is killed, or rather extinguished, the moment it is displayed...

Love, in distinction from friendship, is killed, or rather extinguished, the moment it is displayed...

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...

Promises are the uniquely human way of orderin The sad truth is that most evil...

Promises are the uniquely human way of orderin The sad truth is that most evil...

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...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

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...

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

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

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 sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up...

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up...

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,...

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...

It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble!...

It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble!...

The point, as Marx saw it, is that dreams never come true.

The point, as Marx saw it, is that dreams never come true.

Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence...

Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence...

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

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...

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...