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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Moreover, if we look at the techniques of totalitarian government, it is obvious that the argument of “the lesser evil” — far from being raised only from the outside by those who do not belong to the ruling elite — is one of the mechanisms built into the machinery of terror and criminality. Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45667/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #suborning #acceptance #authoritarianism #compromise #conditioning #evil #government #lesserevil #lesseroftwoevils #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Moreover, if we look at the techniques of totalitarian government, it is obvious that the argument of “the lesser evil” — far from being raised only from the outside by those who do not belong to the ruling elite — is one of the mechanisms built into the machinery of terror and criminality. Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45667/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #suborning #acceptance #authoritarianism #compromise #conditioning #evil #government #lesserevil #lesseroftwoevils #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Moreover, if we look at the techniques of totalitarian government, it is obvious that the argument of “the lesser evil” — far from being raised only from the outside by those who do not belong to the ruling elite — is one of the mechanisms built into the machinery of terror and criminality. Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45667/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #suborning #acceptance #authoritarianism #compromise #conditioning #evil #government #lesserevil #lesseroftwoevils #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Moreover, if we look at the techniques of totalitarian government, it is obvious that the argument of “the lesser evil” — far from being raised only from the outside by those who do not belong to the ruling elite — is one of the mechanisms built into the machinery of terror and criminality. Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45667/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #suborning #acceptance #authoritarianism #compromise #conditioning #evil #government #lesserevil #lesseroftwoevils #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Moreover, if we look at the techniques of totalitarian government, it is obvious that the argument of “the lesser evil” — far from being raised only from the outside by those who do not belong to the ruling elite — is one of the mechanisms built into the machinery of terror and criminality. Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45667/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #suborning #acceptance #authoritarianism #compromise #conditioning #evil #government #lesserevil #lesseroftwoevils #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
In their moral justification, the argument of the lesser evil has played a prominent role. If you are confronted with two evils, thus the argument runs, it is your duty to opt for the lesser one, whereas it is irresponsible to refuse to choose altogether. […] Politically, the weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener MagazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45553/
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