The Power of Powerlessness
Hannah Arendt:
Impotence or complete powerlessness is, I think, a valid excuse. Its validity is all the stronger as it seems to require a certain moral quality even to recognize powerlessness, the good faith to face realities and not to live in illusions. Moreover, it is precisely in this admission of one’s own impotence that a last remnant of strength and even power can still be preserved even under desperate conditions.”
“Personal Responsibility under Dictatorship.” (Just putting this here in case I might need it….)