Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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...

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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...

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.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

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

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

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 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...

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

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...

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 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.

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.