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...
Friedrich Durrenmatt quotes about
thinking
There are thoughts we must not think
war inhuman
It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended
birth-control hunger remedy
The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.
men reality imperfect
Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.
reality moments left-behind
There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality is horrifying.
power paradoxical
Power is paradoxical.
photography art men
To make the essence of man visible in the exposure is the highest art of photography.
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
world humane inhuman
This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?
technology people earth
The planet on which we live is poorly organized, many areas are overpopulated, others are reserved for a few, technology's potential is only in part realized, and most people are starving.
men white-man years
As the Americans slaughter millions of turkeys every year for the celebration of their deliverance, the Indians, who should be celebrated as saviors, have long been slaughtered. There was even a time when a white man was paid a very decent price for every Indian scalp he could produce.
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.