Max Frisch Quotes


It is always the moralists who do the most harm. Abortion is the logical outcome of civilization, only the jungle gives birth and moulders away as nature decrees. Man plans.


Citations

Frisch, Max. Homo Faber: A Report. Translated by Michael Bullock, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1959.

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Sanger thought of as a radical feminist by many, was actually opposed to most abortions. This was not opposed on Biblical or religious grounds however. She saw most (non-medically indicated) abortions as necessitated by accidental, undesired pregnancies or pregnancies of women who could not economically afford a child. She felt the latter could and should be solved by progressive social and economic policies. And the former, could be prevented by contraceptives where were rarely used as the result of ignorance and the illegality of the sale of most devices.


Max Frisch
Max Frisch
  • Born: May 15, 1911
  • Died: April 4, 1991
  • Nationality: Swiss
  • Profession: Architect, Novelist, Playwright, Philosopher

Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war output. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1986.