All genuine political theories presuppose man to be evil, i. E., by no means an… — Carl Schmitt
All genuine political theories presuppose man to be evil, i. E., by no means an unproblematic but a dangerous and dynamic being.
In the original German
Alle echten politischen Theorien den Menschen als „böse" voraussetzen, d, h» als keineswegs unproblematisches sondern als „gefährliches" und dynamisches Wesen betrachten».
The Concept of the Political · 1932
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Schmitt, Carl. The Concept of the Political, translated by George Schwab. University of Chicago Press, 2007, sect. 7.
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Schmitt, Carl. Der Begriff des Politischen [The Concept of the Political]. Duncker & Humblot, 1932, sect. 7.
