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About Friedrich Durrenmatt

Friedrich Durrenmatt was a 20th-century Swiss author and dramatist. Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society

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“It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.”
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Continue Which Could

“When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.”
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Words You Throat

“Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.”
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Die Dead Someone

“Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.”
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Political Hand Go

“Power is paradoxical.”
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Paradoxical

“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Behavior Consider
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