For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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...

We are the world.

We are the world.

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

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.

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

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

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

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

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

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

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

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

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.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.