Arendt, Hannah

Crisis of the republic - Middlesex Penguin 1972 - 200p.

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Lying in Politics
The famous credibility gap... has suddenly opened up into an abyss. The quicksand of lying statements of all sorts, deceptions as well as self-deceptions, is apt to engulf any reader"

Civil Disobedience
'It is my contention that civil disobedients are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country.

On Violence
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.

Thoughts on Politics and Revolution
"What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations is its determination to act, its joy in actig, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.


Revolutions.

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