Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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.

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...

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...

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

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

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

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

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

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.

Truth is always a delusion.

Truth is always a delusion.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

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.

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

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

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

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

There are thoughts we must not think.

There are thoughts we must not think.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.