57 Quotes by Dario Fo

There is no greater equaliser than the stupidity of men, especially when those men have power.

Their [politicians] fiction mechanisms are immune to trauma.

GIOVANNI: But not all policeman think like you. Some of them like being policeman.SARGENT: Sure, some guys buy into it. They get off giving orders. They need to oppress somebody else to feel good about themselves.

על אדם שמסוגל לצחיק עד דמעות אומרים שהוא מסוגל להצחיק את בנו של אל הגשם.

Cuando un grupo político decide tomar el poder ¿qué es lo que hace? En primer lugar, elige a sus enemigos, a la gente «diferente», judíos, gitanos, homosexuales, ateos, comunistas, anarquistas... Es una antigua regla: «¡Dadme un enemigo y moveré el mundo! ¡Permanezcamos unidos, permanezcamos juntos y destruyamos a esta escoria! ¡Llenemos las cárceles con estos infames, Dios está con nosotros!».

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.

It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.

Know how to live the time that is given you.