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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About Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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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Der Mensch ist für mich ein Wesen, das nur durch paradoxe, komödiantische Mittel, Formen, dargestellt werden kann, denn der Mensch geht nicht auf wie eine Rechnung, und wo der Mensch so aufgeht, ist die Rechnung sicher gefälscht.

Ich fühle, wie ich langsam zu einem Mörder werde. Mein Glaube an die Humanität ist machtlos. Und weil ich es weiß, bin ich ein Säufer geworden.

The world made a whore of me, now I'll make a whorehouse of the world

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