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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Dissent Quotes

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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...

Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

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 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...

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

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...

We are the world.

We are the world.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.