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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past. No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.


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Author Bio


  • NameHannah Arendt
  • DescriptionJewish-American political theorist
  • AliasesJohanna "Hannah" Arendt
  • BornOctober 14, 1906
  • DiedDecember 4, 1975
  • CountryGermany; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Historian; Writer; Political Scientist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship