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
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. Hannah Arendt disgustfiftyposture Change image and share on social
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. Hannah Arendt aristotlebegindefinite Change image and share on social
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing. Hannah Arendt collectiveconfessioncrime 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
Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. Hannah Arendt equalexpresshear 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
The Third World is not a reality but an ideology. Hannah Arendt ideologyrealityworld Change image and share on social
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it. Hannah Arendt actarrivechoose Change image and share on social
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance. Hannah Arendt abundanceactivitycommon Change image and share on social