To remain in authority requires respect for the person or the office. The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.


On Violence (1970)

Hannah Arendt Quotes

To remain in authority requires respect for the person or the office. The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to...

To remain in authority requires respect for the person or the office. The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to...

To remain in authority requires respect for the person or the office. The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to...

To remain in authority requires respect for the person or the office. The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to...