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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

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

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

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...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

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

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

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

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

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...

Power is paradoxical.

Power is paradoxical.

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

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

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

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

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.

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

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

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...

We are the world.

We are the world.

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

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

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...