On lying and politics /
Hannah Arendt ; introduction by David Bromwich.
- New York: A Library of America. copyright 2022.
- xxxix, 119 pages ; 19 cm
- Library of America special publication .
- Library of America special publication. .
"No one," Hannah Arendt observed, "has ever counted truthfulness as a political virtue." But why do politicians lie? What is the relationship between political lies and self-delusion? And how much organized deceit can a democracy endure before it ceases to function?--From publisher description.