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Hannah Arendt

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.

Hannah Arendt

Freedom

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Hannah Arendt is saying that true freedom requires understanding the limits and constraints that shape our lives. Our freedom comes from constantly trying to overcome these limits, even though we can never completely escape them.

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