There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

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

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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...

I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to...

I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to...

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...

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...

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

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...

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

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

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

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

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

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.