Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

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

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

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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...

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 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...

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.