Still I believe that Hanna ...

Still I believe that Hanna Arendt, she was wrong when she tried to say that we are all actually capable of this, it\'s not true. I think it\'s not true. There are certain things human beings are not capable of. I mean people, even normal human beings. You have to do certain things in order to become what the enemy was and I didn\'t accept her philosophical outlook on that.
Still I believe that Hanna Arendt, she was wrong when she tried to say that we are all actually capable of this, it's not true. I think it's not true. There are certain things human beings are not capable of. I mean people, even normal human beings. You have to do certain things in order to become what the enemy was and I didn't accept her philosophical outlook on that.
 Elie Wiesel

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