Mass media

"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system–ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society." Dwight D. Eisenhower

"This is the psychology of people who, when a country has become a dictatorship, cry out, ‘I'm not to blame! I only wanted the government to control prices, wages, profits, industry, science, health care, the arts, education, television, and the press! I was never in favor of a dictatorship!’" Ayn Rand

"Then, when the crisis is over, some may find that their country has suddenly been transformed into a place where they no longer want to live." Klaus Schwab

"Legal bankruptcy is the inability of a legal system to provide justice to those subject to the law. An institution, especially a legal institution, reveals legal bankruptcy, for example, when it allows liars to rise to the top, makes graffiti artists into clerks, fraudsters into cashiers, forgers into recorders, impostors into assessors, and blackmailers into legal supervisors. Under such circumstances, the only promise of improvement lies in a complete return to generally accepted values (e.g., truth, freedom) and legal principles (e.g., pacta sunt servanda, prohibition of arbitrariness, competition, etc.)." Gerhard Köbler

"I’m from Germany and I think history is repeating itself right now. Germany is becoming a police state. You are constantly asked for your papers. It’s just like in the Hitler era." Julia Dietze

"Censorship is the younger of two shameful sisters; the older is called the Inquisition. Censorship is the living confession of the powerful that they can only rule over dumbed-down slaves, but not free peoples." Johann Nepomuk Nestroy

"When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in essence accept that the state owns our bodies." Ron Paul

"For my government, there are no longer any red lines when it comes to what needs to be done." Olaf Scholz

"The biggest joke. The idea of installing Mr. Lauterbach as health minister is the biggest joke since Caligula appointed his horse as consul. The claim that he is an experienced doctor is completely unfounded, and the further claim that he is a trained epidemiologist is equally false. Mr. Lauterbach is not accepted by any serious scientist as an expert or anything of the sort. With 50 years of medical experience as a health policy maker for the CSU, I am certainly qualified to judge who could meet the minimum requirements here. God save us from Mr. Lauterbach." Prof. Wolfgang Pförringer

"The immediate problem is indemnification. Pfizer has been hesitant to go into some of the countries because of the liability problems, they don’t have a liability shield. So we work with the countries to try to do that. But I think also some of the other vaccine manufacturers may be able to go into countries because they’re operating through subsidiaries. This is all something that we’re exploring, and our goal, my goal, is to have vaccines available throughout the developing world based on what their countries decide. We’ve got financing available but the countries need to choose systems and then begin buying or receiving the vaccines." David Malpass

"If terrorism is based on creating fear—the greatest terrorism is media." Simen Valom

"Democracy is a political system that does not guarantee the rule of the people, but rather their exploitation." Hans-Hermann Hoppe

"The vaccine was not specifically designed for the Delta variant, but for a virus that is no longer circulating today, says the virologist. Therefore, the third dose is now necessary for everyone." Christian Drosten

"It is outrageous how the Federal Constitutional Court judges are delaying the urgent motion, while the federal government even wants to extend the highly controversial ‘federal emergency brake’. The Karlsruhe court is thus acting as a political accomplice instead of fulfilling its supervisory duty. This creates the terrible impression of conformity." Florian Post