The Temptation to Change Society
Exasperation with the threefold frustration of action - the unpredictability of its outcome, the irreversibility of the process, and the anonymity of its authors - is almost as old as recorded history. It has always been a great temptation, for men of action no less than for men of thought, to find a substitute for action in the hope that the realm of human affairs may escape the haphazardness and moral irresponsibility inherent in a plurality of agents.
Hannah Arendt, in 'The Human Condition'
Hannah Arendt, in 'The Human Condition'
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The Human Condition
Hannah Arendt
On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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