For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
“...he had read von Lambert's book on terrorism, there were two pages devoted to the Arab resistance movement, von Lambert refused to call them… — Friedrich Dürrenmatt Copy Share
People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
We are not cave dwellers anymore, we live in the age of technology. When someone needs a car, he does not need to build… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
Then the American flag was saluted. In general, in the United States people always salute the American flag. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the world. As such, we have to analyze it and,… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
The content of physics is the concern of physicists, its effect the concern of all men. — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
Humans need justice in the here and now and grace in the thereafter. Justice in the here and now is possible only without freedom,and… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share
