Power is paradoxical.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

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

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

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...

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...

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

There are thoughts we must not think.

There are thoughts we must not 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...

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.

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

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

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

We are the world.

We are the world.

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...

Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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

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

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

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

Truth is always a delusion.

Truth is always a delusion.

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...

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...

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.