Four thought-provoking political essays by the author of
The Origins of Totalitarianism.
Taking an in-depth look at the tumult of the 1960s and '70s, one of the great political philosophers of our era examines how these crises challenged the American form of government. "Lying in Politics" is a penetrating analysis of the Pentagon Papers that deals with the role of image-making and public relations. "Civil Disobedience" examines various opposition movements, from the Freedom Riders to the war resisters to the segregationists. And in two additional essays, Hannah Arendt delves into issues of revolution and violence.
Wise and insightful, these pieces offer historical perspective on problems and controversies that still plague the United States in the twenty-first century.
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Lying in Politics, Civil Disobedience, On Violence, Thoughts on Politics and Revolution
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1 In the words of Leslie H. Gelb, who was in charge of the team: “Uppermost, of course, is the crucial question of governmental credibility.” See “Today’s Lessons from the Pentagon Papers,” in, Life, September 17, 1971.
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2 Ralph Stavins, Richard J. Barnet, and Marcus G. Raskin, Washington Plans an Aggressive War, New York, 1971, pp. 185–187.
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3 Daniel Ellsberg, “The Quagmire Myth and the Stalemate Machine,” in Public Policy, Spring 1971, pp. 262–263. See also Leslie H. Gelb, “Vietnam: The System Worked,” in Foreign Policy, Summer 1971 P. 153.
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4 For more general considerations of the relation between truth and politics see my “Truth and Politics” in Between Past and Future, Second Edition, New York, 1968.
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5 In Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 199.
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6 The Pentagon Papers, as published by The New York Times, New York, 1971, p. xiv. My essay was prepared before the appearance of the editions published by the Government Printing Office and Beacon Press, and therefore is based only on the Bantam edition.
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7 Leslie H. Gelb, op. cit. in Life.
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8 The Pentagon Papers, p. xiv.
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9 Leslie H. Gelb, in Life.
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10 The Pentagon Papers, p. xiv.
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11 Die Philosophische Weltgeschichte. Entwurf von 1830: “Die philosophische Betrachtung hat keine andere Absicht als das Zufällige zu entfernen.”
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12 The Pentagon Papers, p. 190.
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13 Ibidem, p. 312.
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14 Ibidem, p. 392.
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15 Ibidem, p. 240.
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16 Ibidem, p. 437.
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17 Ibidem, pp. 434, 436.
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18 Ibidem, p. 432.
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19 Ibidem, p. 368.
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20 Ibidem, p. 255.
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21 Ibidem, p. 278.
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22 Ibidem, p. 600.
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23 Ibidem, p. 255.
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24 Ibidem, p. 600.
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25 Ibidem, p. 256.
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26 The New Yorker, July 10, 1971.
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27 The Pentagon Papers, p. 436.
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28 In the words of Leslie H. Gelb: “The foreign-policy community had become a ‘house without windows,’” Life, op. cit.
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29 The Pentagon Papers, p. 438.
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30 In Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 209.
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31 The Pentagon Papers, p. 438.
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32 In Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 24.
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33 The Pentagon Papers, pp. 5 and 11.
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34 Ibidem, p. 268.
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35 Ibidem, pp. 334–335.
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36 Ibidem, p. 16.
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37 Ibidem, p. 15 ff.
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38 Ibidem, p. 166.
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39 Ibidem, p. 25.
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40 Gelb, in Foreign Policy, op. cit.; Ellsberg, op. cit.
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41 The Pentagon Papers, p. 313.
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42 Maurice Laporte, L’histoire de l’Okhrana, Paris, 1935, p. 25.
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43 The Pentagon Papers, p. 6.
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44 Ibidem, pp. 253–254.
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45 The Chicago Sun-Times, quoted by the New York Times, “The Week in Review,” June 27, 1971.
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46 The Pentagon Papers, p. 254.
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47 Ibidem, p. 98.
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48 Ibidem, p. 242.
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49 Ellsberg, op. cit., p. 247.
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50 The Pentagon Papers, p. 433.
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51 Ibidem, p. 240.
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52 Ibidem, p. 407.
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53 Ibidem, p. 583.
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54 Ibidem, p. 342.
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55 Ibidem, p. 414.
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56 86 Ibidem, p. 584.
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57 Ibidem, pp. 534–535.
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58 Ibidem, p.153.
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59 Ibidem, p.278.
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60 Ibidem, pp. 4, 26.
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61 The New York Times, June 29, 1971. Mr. Smith cites Professor Whiting’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the document, which appears in Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers 1945, Vol. VII:The Far East, China, Washington, D.C., 1969, p. 209.
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62 Tom Wicker in The New York Times, July 8, 1971.
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63 Barnet in Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 246.
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64 The Pentagon Papers, p. 2.
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65 Ellsberg, op. cit., p. 219.
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66 Ibidem, p. 235.
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67 Barnet in Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 248.
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68 Op. cit., p. 263.
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69 Barnet in Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 209.
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70 The Pentagon Papers, p. 576.
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71 Ibidem, p. 575.
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72 Ibidem, p. 98.
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73 Leslie H. Gelb suggests in all earnestness that the mentality of “our leaders” was formed by “their own careers having been a series of successful gambles, they hoped they somehow could do it again in Vietnam.” Life, op. cit.
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74 Barnet in Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. tit., p. 209.
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75 The Pentagon Papers, pp. 5, 13.
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76 Ibidem, p. xx.
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77 Ibidem, p. xviii.
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78 Barnet in Stavins, Barnet, Raskin, op. cit., p. 212.
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79 The Pentagon Papers, p. 241.
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80 Ibidem, p. 469.
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81 Ibidem, p. 312.
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82 Ibidem, p. xviii.
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83 Ibidem, p. ix.
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84 Der Spiegel, Number 35, 1971.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Lying in Politics
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- Civil Disobedience
- I
- II
- III
- On Violence
- I
- II
- III
- Appendices
- Thoughts on Politics and Revolution
- Index
- Read More from Hannah Arendt
- About the Author
- Connect with HMH
- Footnotes
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