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Hannah Arendt

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one.

Hannah Arendt

Experience

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Hannah Arendt is saying that poets rely on love as a vital part of their life and work, making it essential for their creativity and understanding. Because of this deep personal importance, they often assume that everyone experiences love in the same powerful and necessary way.

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