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The archetype of all humans, their ideal image, is the computer, once it has liberated itself from its creator, man. The computeris the essence of the human being. In the computer, man reaches his completion.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Age: 69 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 5
Died: 1990
Died: December 14
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It is bad luck for world history that of all people the Russians adopted Communism, because they are totally unfit for it.
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What concerns everyone can only be resolved by everyone.
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The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.
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