Arendt, Hannah

"To understand any society, you must understand what it does with its outcasts."

"Natality and mortality are the twin pillars of human existence."

"The loss of authority is not accompanied by the loss of the need for authority."

"Obedience to law is not the highest virtue; it may sometimes be a betrayal of justice."

"The human condition includes the fact that we are worldly creatures."

"Art preserves what would otherwise be lost to the ravages of time."

"The modern world has confused fabrication with creation."

"Common sense is the only reliable guide in a world of competing ideologies."

"History is the only real teacher of politics."

"The capacity to begin anew is the greatest gift of human freedom."

"Violence is the midwife of new worlds, but at terrible cost."

"The masses are not naturally democratic; they must be educated into democracy."

"Technology promises to free us but often enslaves us to new necessities."

"The human realm is the realm of appearance and disclosure."

"Worldliness is the source of all morality and all politics."

"The distinction between right and left in politics is becoming meaningless."

"To be human is to live in the company of others; solitude is always temporary."

"The greatest threat to democracy is the loss of common sense."

"Understanding requires empathy; we must walk in another's shoes."

"The past is not dead; it haunts every attempt at creating the future."

"Forgiveness breaks the cycle of revenge that would otherwise be endless."

"The political animal is the only animal that can ask for forgiveness."

"Language and action are the primary human capacities; without them we are not fully human."

"The loss of truth is the death of politics."

"Plurality means that no one is omniscient; all knowledge is perspectival."

"The worst mistakes in history are made by those who are absolutely certain they are right."

"To be political is to care about what is common; indifference is a political catastrophe."

"Memory and anticipation are what make human life meaningful."

"The human condition is fundamentally political; we cannot escape it."

"Authority rests on shared recognition and mutual agreement."