Hannah Arendt, The Life of the Mind (1978), "Thinking".
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
— Hannah Arendt on Good and evil
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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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