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The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Age: 69 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 5
Died: 1990
Died: December 14
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Konolfingen BE
P'ŭridŭrihi Dwirenmat'ŭ
Fridrikh Diurrenmatt
Fritrish Tiwrrěmat't'
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
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Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.
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In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.
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