I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him Friedrich Durrenmatt More Quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt More Quotes From Friedrich Durrenmatt The individual protests against the world, but he doesn't get beyond protest, he is just a single protester. When he wants to be more than that, he has to counter power with power, he has to oppose the system with another system. Friedrich Durrenmatt powerwantworld In this country, you never pull the emergency brake, even when there is an emergency. It is imperative that the trains run on schedule. Friedrich Durrenmatt schedulesrunningcountry It is bad luck for world history that of all people the Russians adopted Communism, because they are totally unfit for it. Friedrich Durrenmatt luckhistorypeople A story has been thought to its conclusion when it has taken its worst possible turn. Friedrich Durrenmatt takenstorieswriting In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect. Friedrich Durrenmatt pietyliteratureway It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim Friedrich Durrenmatt victimliteratureeasy It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended Friedrich Durrenmatt inhumanliteraturewar The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity Friedrich Durrenmatt problemhumanity Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand Friedrich Durrenmatt politicalliteraturehands The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all. Friedrich Durrenmatt individualliteratureamerica Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands. Friedrich Durrenmatt demandbecomingmind 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 politicaljusticebirthday 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. Friedrich Durrenmatt technologyearthpeople A reasonable change of the world can not be instrumented by pure reason. Friedrich Durrenmatt changereasonworld 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. Friedrich Durrenmatt freedomgracejustice Do we still have the right to be more than victims? Friedrich Durrenmatt stillsvictimhumanity Prior to the meeting, there was a prayer. In general, in the United States there was always praying. Friedrich Durrenmatt united-statesprayingprayer In the United States the whites speak well of the Blacks but think bad about them, whereas the Blacks talk bad and think bad aboutthe whites. Whites fear Blacks, because they have a bad conscience, and Blacks hate whites because they need not have a bad conscience. Friedrich Durrenmatt hateracismthinking Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes democratic. Friedrich Durrenmatt hymnspartythinking Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age. Friedrich Durrenmatt dumbstupidbirthday
