No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that f…

Hannah Arendt
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny. ✨ Hannah Arendt (1963). On revolution, Viking Press
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny. ✨ Hannah Arendt (1963). On revolution, Viking Press

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