Rea: My country, above all. Romulus: You see, you've been r… - Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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Rea: My country, above all.
Romulus: You see, you've been reading too many tragedies lately. Rea: But shouldn't one love one's country more than anything else in the world?
Romulus: No, one should never love it as one loves other human beings. In fact, the most important thing is to mistrust one's country. No one turns killer more easily than one's country.

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.

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Native Name: Friedrich Reinhold Dürrenmatt

Alternative Names: P'ŭridŭrihi Dwirenmat'ŭ • Fridrikh Diurrenmatt • Fritrish Tiwrrěmat't' • Friedrich Duerrenmatt • Friedrich Dürenmatt

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