Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.

Hannah Arendt

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Tyranny Words vs. actions Oppression

Speaker

Hannah Arendt

Source

A Certain World: A Commonplace Book

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Germany Europe

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Citation

Arendt, Hanna. Quoted in A Certain World: A Commonplace Book, written by W. H. Auden. Viking Press, 1970.

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If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago

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Duality of man Good and evil

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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The Gulag Archipelago
Genre
Political literature Historical literature
Language
Russian
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. Архипелаг ГУЛАГ, Arkhipelag GULAG [The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation]. Vol. 1, YMCA-Press, 1973.

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The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

James Madison

Federalist 47

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Tyranny Political theory Politics

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James Madison
Source
Federalist 47 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 47: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts." New York Packet, 1 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 47: Complete separation of powers not required.--Madison." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.