Hannah Arendt The New Yorker (12 September 1970)
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The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
— Hannah Arendt on Revolution
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About Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German-American political theorist whose work deals with the nature of power, authority, and totalitarianism.
About Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German-American political theorist whose work deals with the nature of power, authority, and totalitarianism.
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