The savages don't have atom bombs.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...