Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent.

Hannah Arendt

On Violence

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Power Violence Opposites Political theory Politics

Author

Hannah Arendt

Source

On Violence

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Germany Europe

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Citation

Arendt, Hannah. "On Violence." Crises of the Republic. Vintage, 1972, ch. 2. Originally published as "A Special Supplement: Reflections on Violence." by The New York Review, 27 Feb. 1969.

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