Hannah Arendt:

The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed.

— Hannah Arendt Modern

Banality of evil, political theory

Context

Interview with Roger Errera

Date / Period

1973

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_k5QJ9uW08

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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