Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

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.

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

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

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...

There are thoughts we must not think.

There are thoughts we must not think.

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 a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

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.

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

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

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...

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

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.

We are the world.

We are the world.