The most important task of the intellectual is to keep alive... - Hannah Arendt

"The most important task of the intellectual is to keep alive the spirit of critical inquiry."

Hannah Arendt Education

Philosopher, Political Theorist German-American 1906–1975

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"The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution."

"Nobody has the right to obey."

"The human condition is not the same as human nature."

"Action is the only human activity which goes on directly between men without the intermediary of things."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."