The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe as though it were its patrimony--unaware, alas, of the fact that Europe's declining power was preceded and accompanied by political bankruptcy, the bankruptcy of the nation-state and its concept of sovereignty.


On Violence (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1970) - ISBN: 9780547543086

Hannah Arendt Quotes

The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe...

The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe...

The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe...

The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe...