The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Birth Copy Share Image
A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Fatherland Copy Share Image
It is only in love and murder that we still remain sincere. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Criminal mind Copy Share Image
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Death Copy Share Image
A story has been thought to its conclusion when it has taken its worst possible turn. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Conclusion Copy Share Image
News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Change the world Copy Share Image
There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Hope Copy Share Image
The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
Then the American flag was saluted. In general, in the United States people always salute the American flag. — Friedrich Durrenmatt American flag Copy Share Image
Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
A reasonable change of the world can not be instrumented by pure reason. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Art Copy Share Image
The individual protests against the world, but he doesn't get beyond protest, he is just a single protester. When he wants to… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Individual Copy Share Image
For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the world. As such, we have to analyze… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Changing the world Copy Share Image
There is also a reasonable tolerance: reason tolerates the reasonable. It is, however, almost tautological to call this 'tolerance' any longer, as… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Criminals Copy Share Image
“Men vet hvordan det er om lørdagen, tenkte han mens han gikk over Altenbergbroen, da viser alle embedsmenn tenner og er sure… — Friedrich Dürrenmatt Copy Share Image
Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
A world is in flames, and you are cracking silly jokes. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Comedy Copy Share Image
“A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn” — Friedrich Dürrenmatt Story Copy Share Image
Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Age Copy Share Image
“Every word mattered to them. Because Matthäi was taking them seriously, they took him seriously too.” — Friedrich Dürrenmatt Copy Share Image
Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Betrayal Copy Share Image
We can't afford the wrath of Heaven. We survived a deluge by the skin of our teeth, but an economic crisis would… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Capitalism Copy Share Image
That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Blasphemy Copy Share Image
Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Being Copy Share Image
Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Business Copy Share Image
Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Animal Copy Share Image
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Debacles Copy Share Image
