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Disillusionment4 quotes
The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope. — Hannah Arendt · 1951I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade — W.H. Auden · 1939I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again — The Who · 1971Still the rain kept pouring, falling on my ears,
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain. — Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970Decline of civilization1 quote
The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope. — Hannah Arendt · 1951Hope1 quote
The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope. — Hannah Arendt · 1951Hopelessness and despair1 quote
The worst have lost their fear and the best have lost their hope. — Hannah Arendt · 1951Nature of progress1 quote
I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again — The Who · 1971Political progress1 quote
I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again — The Who · 1971