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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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...

We are the world.

We are the world.

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

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

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...

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,...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

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...

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...

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

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

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.