Friedrich Durrenmatt
Quotations
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“It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“World history is tragic.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Who sows fear, reaps weapons.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“When death has you by the throat, you don’t mince words.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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“Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.” -Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Pretend to be dumb, that’s the only way to reach old age. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
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