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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

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

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.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

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.

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

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.

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,...

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

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...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

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...

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

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...

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

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

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

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

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...

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

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

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...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.