Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmattwas a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten...
tolerance matter reason
There is also a reasonable tolerance: reason tolerates the reasonable. It is, however, almost tautological to call this 'tolerance' any longer, as it becomes a matter of course.
freedom justice grace
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 grace in the thereafter only through the freedom of God.
criminal-mind murder sincere
It is only in love and murder that we still remain sincere.
our-world tolerance hell
Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.
power paradoxical
Power is paradoxical.
mind becoming demand
Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.
murderer fatherland suspicious
Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.
hands political expediency
Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand
taken has-beens
Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back
humanity problem
The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity
heaven redemption world
What the world needs is not redemption from sin but redemption from hunger and oppression; it has no need to pin its hopes upon Heaven, it has everything to hope for from this earth.
easy victim
It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim
behavior civilized ifs
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
photography art men
To make the essence of man visible in the exposure is the highest art of photography.