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Hannah Arendt

It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past.

Hannah Arendt

Nature

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When humans perform an action and it is documented in history, that action remains available as a possibility for future people to repeat or build upon. Even though the original event is over, its influence and potential continue to exist within human experience.

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