The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

Quote by Hannah Arendt

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

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

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the...

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the...

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...

The Third World is not a reality but an ideology.

The Third World is not a reality but an ideology.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

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

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

The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well,...

The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well,...

Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people...

Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people...

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!...

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...

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that...

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that...

Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

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...

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...

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

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...

These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.

These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.

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,...

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.