Karl Kraus

"The secret of the demagogue is to appear as dumb as his audience so that these people can believe themselves as smart as he is."

- Karl Kraus

"War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isnt any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyones being worse off."

- Karl Kraus

"Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?"

- Karl Kraus