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

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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.

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...

The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.

The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

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...

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

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

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

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...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

The savages don't have atom bombs.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...