Father State and Mother Nature

Tichys Einblick

Factuality

Ownership

"What I most dislike in the world is my parents. Wherever I go, they persecute me. (...) Once I have found a chair, the door opens and one of them is staring in, Father State or Mother Nature."This aphorism of the poet Günter Eich (1907-1972) is more than half a century old, but is more true today than ever.The contribution Father State and Mother Nature first appeared on Tichy's insight.