Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

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

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

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

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

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...

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

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

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

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

Truth is always a delusion.

Truth is always a delusion.

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 savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

We are the world.

We are the world.

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...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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,...

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

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