The law of progress holds that everything now must be bette… - Hannah Arendt

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The law of progress holds that everything now must be better than what was there before. Don’t you see if you want something better, and better, and better, you lose the good. The good is no longer even being measured.

Hannah Arendt

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About Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German-American political theorist whose work deals with the nature of power, authority, and totalitarianism.

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Alternative Names: Johanna "Hannah" Arendt • Johanna "Hannah" Cohn Arendt • Hannah Arendt Bluecher • Hanna Arendt • Johanna Arendt • Hannah Arendt Blücher

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