Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

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.

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...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

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

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

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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...

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

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

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,...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if...

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.

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...

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

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

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

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...

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

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

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