What will happen once the authentic mass man takes over, we… - Hannah Arendt

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What will happen once the authentic mass man takes over, we do not know yet, although it may be a fair guess that he will have more in common with the meticulous, calculated correctness of Himmler than with the hysterical fanaticism of Hitler, will more resemble the stubborn dullness of Molotov than the sensual vindictive cruelty of Stalin.

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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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