Quote of Hannah Arendt - Man cannot be free if he...
Biography - Hannah Arendt:
German-born American political theorist.
Born: 1906 - Died: 1975
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1906 - Died: 1975
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Germany
Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.
See also...
Quotes about freedom:
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.
Quotes for: necessity
Article XVII – Property being an inviolable and sacred right, no one can be deprived of private usage, if it is not when the public necessity, legally noted, evidently requires it, and under the condition of a just and prior indemnity.
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