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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Age: 69 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 5
Died: 1990
Died: December 14
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P'ŭridŭrihi Dwirenmat'ŭ
Fridrikh Diurrenmatt
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Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.
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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.
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