One does not set fire to a world which is already lost.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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...

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

You can't take back an act you were able to 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...

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

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...

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.

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

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

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.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the...

Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the...

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

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

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

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

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

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Power is paradoxical.

Power is paradoxical.