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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...

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

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

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

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...

We are the world.

We are the world.

It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim.

It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

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...

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...

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 story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.