Quote by Hannah Arendt
Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately r

Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on mans capacity for making promises and keeping them. – Hannah Arendt

Other quotes by Hannah Arendt

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime has appeared for the first time, its reappearance is more likely than its initial emergence could ever have been. – Hannah Arendt

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power
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Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods – Hannah Arendt

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Opinion
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. – Hannah Arendt

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good
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Promises
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. – Danish Proverb

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Promises

Vows are made in storms and forgotten in calm weather. – Thomas Fuller

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Promises

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail. – Fareed Zakaria

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Promises

One promises much, to avoid giving little. – Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues

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Promises

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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. – Proverb

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