To abolish the fences of laws between men—as tyranny does—means to take away man's liberties and destroy freedom as a living political reality; for the space between men as it is hedged in by laws, is the living space of freedom.

Hannah Arendt

The Origins of Totalitarianism

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Rule of law

Author

Hannah Arendt

Source

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Philosopher Writer

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Germany Europe

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Arendt, Hannah. The Origins of Totalitarianism. Schocken Books, 1951, pt. 3, ch. 13.

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