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Ethics of Citizenry

Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship

Hannah Arendt
Schocken Books
January 1, 1964
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The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation has published the Persian version of "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship" in November 2007. Since it publication the piece has been read by thousands of Iranians and is debated among human rights and civil rights activists. Arendt's essay helps Iranian citizens make sense of the political system under which they are living.