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“But violence is no more adequate to describe the phenomenon of revolution than change; only where change occurs in the sense of a new beginning, where violence is used to constitute an altogether different form of government, to bring about the formation of a new body politic, where the liberation from oppression aims at least at the constitution of freedom can we speak of revolution.” – Hannah Arendt, [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143039903/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143039903&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=cf76f423594b41c636b346cdac45586b On Revolution]
From the vantage point of 1962 America, Hannah Arendt comments on revolution, specifically the French and American Revolutions of the eighteenth century. While philosophical in nature, Arendt’s discourse anchors itself in the history of the two of the most colossal political and social events of the Western world. Violence, oppression, and freedom arise from the revolutionary vernacular of eighteenth century Europe, shaping historical interpretations and fomenting both political and social passions.
