Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.
Who sows fear, reaps weapons.
The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.
World history is tragic.
It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.
Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.
Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
Power is paradoxical.
Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.
The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.