Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of shame even from the poor.

Quote by Karl Kraus

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The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for...

There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for...

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.

Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted...

Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted...

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation...

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation...

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I...

I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I...

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...

Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?

Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a...

Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

There is one thing I would break up over and that is if she caught...

There is one thing I would break up over and that is if she caught...