The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope.

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The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope.

Hannah Arendt

The Origins of Totalinarianism · 1951

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Topic

Decline of civilization Hopelessness and despair Disillusionment Hope

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Political literature

Time

1951

Person

Hannah Arendt

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Citation

Arendt, Hannah. The Origins of Totalitarianism. Schocken Books, 1951, pt. 3, ch. 12, sec. 3.

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