Quotes by Arendt, Hannah

Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concret >>

When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we di >>

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. >>

Quotations about Forgiveness

In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to tr >>

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err. >>

Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It >>

In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected and even calculated, the act of forgiving can never be predicted; it is the only reaction that acts in an unexpected way and thus retains, though being a reaction, something of the original character of action.

Arendt, Hannah