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Friedrich Dürrenmatt Quotes

1921–1990 Switzerland

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.

Switzerland
Playwrights
Short story writers

Also known as: Friedrich Durrenmatt

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10 quotes

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

Portrait of a Planet (1971)

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Romulus the Great (1956)

A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn.

The Physicists (1961)

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

Portrait of a Planet (1971)

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

Romulus the Great (1956)

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.

That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.

About Tolerance (1977)

The worst possible turn cannot be predicted. It occurs by chance.

The Physicists (1961)

Freedom and justice are complementary concepts; freedom is no more feasible without justice than justice is possible without freedom.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

About Tolerance (1977)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Friedrich Dürrenmatt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.