Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.
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Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing.Hannah Arendt
The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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