There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality is horrifying.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

Truth is always a delusion.

Truth is always a delusion.

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

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

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to...

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to...

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.

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...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

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...

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.

In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.