Quote by Hannah Arendt on Truth and Lies

„The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth, and truth be defamed as lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world - and the category of truth versus falsehood is among the mental means to this end - is being destroyed.“

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Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was a German historian and philosopher who extensively studied totalitarianism, politics, and social theory.

Hannah Arendt reflects on the destructive impact of lies on our perception of truth and reality.


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Hannah Arendt quote about truth, lies, and the loss of our sense of reality

Hannah Arendt was a prominent political theorist and philosopher of the 20th century, known for her studies on totalitarianism, power, authority, and the nature of evil. Born in Germany, she emigrated to the USA during the Nazi era, where she wrote her most influential works. Her analyses continue to shape the understanding of political systems and social structures.

Quote by Hannah Arendt about lies, truth, and totalitarian educationCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want. The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any." Hannah Arendt
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Quote about truth and lies by James DresdenCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"A truth’s initial commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed. It wasn’t the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn’t flat. When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic." James Dresden
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Quote by Henry See about the impact of choosing lies on thinking and the threat of truthCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"When people choose to believe a lie, their thinking becomes distorted and twisted because they have to distort the facts to fit their beliefs. Their thinking is blocked. And part of them knows that they have chosen a lie, creating deep tension within them as they try to hide from themselves that they have chosen the lie. The truth then becomes a terrible threat to the false personality built on the lie, and the anger and force with which they attack is proportional to their fear of self-exposure." Henry See
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Quote by Chris Hedges on the dangerous illusion of reality and pseudo-eventsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"A public that can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction is left to interpret reality through illusion. Random facts or obscure bits of data and trivia are used either to bolster illusion and give it credibility, or discarded if they interfere with the message. The worse reality becomes—for example, as foreclosures and unemployment skyrocket—the more people seek refuge and comfort in illusions. When opinions cannot be distinguished from facts, when there is no universal standard to determine truth in law, in science, in scholarship, or in reporting the events of the day, when the most valued skill is the ability to entertain, the world becomes a place where lies become true, where people can believe what they want to believe. This is the real danger of pseudo-events and why pseudo-events are far more pernicious than stereotypes. They do not explain reality, as stereotypes attempt to, but replace reality. Pseudo-events redefine reality by the parameters set by their creators. These creators, who make massive profits selling illusions, have a vested interest in maintaining the power structures they control." Chris Hedges
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Quote image featuring Theodore Dalrymple on lies, silence, and social controlCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control." Theodore Dalrymple
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