QUOTE · 2026-04-30

Hannah Arendt — On democracy's capacity to render persons invisible without expulsion

“A democracy can produce this zone. It is not the contradiction of democracy; it is one of democracy's modern temptations—to define the demos so cleanly that whoever falls outside the definition becomes invisible without being evicted.”
— Hannah Arendt — On the Hundred Thousand Who Are "Out of Contact"

Tagged: Quote, Philosophy, Arendt, Democracy And Masses

Curated by Shiva Dragon · https://amshiva.com/writing/quote-arendt-a-democracy-can-produce-this-zone-it-is-20260430