Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

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...

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

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

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

We are the world.

We are the world.

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.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

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.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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 savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

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

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

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...