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The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?

Bertolt Brecht

When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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Finest Spoil
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Change Moving Stay Strong
All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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Fool Government Splits
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Mistake Moving Wisdom
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Would it not be simpler If the Government dissolved the people and elected another?
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Another Government People
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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Defeat Sunset Victory
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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Art Epic Film History Purpose Song
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing

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