Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The law of progress holds that everything now must be better than what was there before. Don’t you see if you want something better, and better, and better, you lose the good. The good is no longer even being measured.” ~ Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American political theorist, escaped Nazi GermanySource: 'Hannah Arendt: From an Interview' Comments made in 1974 during an interview with the French writer Roger Errera and published in October 26, 1978 issue of The NewYork Review of Books Interview.