The diploma thesis presents the thoughts of Hannah Arendt on how truth works in the political realm and how a lie is used to manipulate. Unwanted truths or publicly attested facts have never been as threatened, persecuted and attacked as they are in the modern world. Politicians working in the name of the benefits or ambitions of specific interest groups or individuals resort to organized lying or a systematic manipulation of facts and opinions in order to realize their political goals. All of the above takes place not only in undemocratic and repressive systems but in the free world too. Hannah Arendt's mindset contains an important ethical dimension and acts as a theoretical appeal, asking us to recognize and prevent a potential emergence of new catastrophes such as were witnessed in the previous century – the industries of death, revolutions and wars. We must not remain silent; we have to talk about it, primarily in order to preserve and protect our sense of justice. After all, justice is the highest value in politics.
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