There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

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.

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...

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

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 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.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

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 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...

The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.

The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.

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

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

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

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

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

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

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

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to...

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to...

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...