Friedrich Durrenmatt

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.

age


Friedrich Durrenmatt

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.

age


Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

business


Friedrich Durrenmatt

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.

change


Friedrich Durrenmatt

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.

change


Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

change


Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

death


Friedrich Durrenmatt

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.

fear


Friedrich Durrenmatt

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

fear


Friedrich Durrenmatt

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.

freedom


Friedrich Durrenmatt

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

freedom


Friedrich Durrenmatt

Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.

freedom


Friedrich Durrenmatt

World history is tragic.

history


Friedrich Durrenmatt

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

hope


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