„”What matters,” Sister Vigilante says, “is, people need a monster they can believe in.” A true horrible enemy. A demon to define themselves against. Otherwise, it’s just us versus us.“

— Chuck Palahniuk

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„Hell needed horribly bright, self-centered people like Eric. They were much better at being nasty than demons could ever manage“
— Terry Pratchett
„We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.“
— Barack Obama
„No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves. That's all.“
— Haruki Murakami
„In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh