World history is tragic.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to...

I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to...

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.

People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

There are thoughts we must not think.

There are thoughts we must not think.

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political...

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political...

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.