World history is tragic.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.

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

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

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...

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

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...