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One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.

Bertolt Brecht

Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
The mobilization order is already written out. Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
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Eran Hopefully Mobilization Out Place Seller Written
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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Adequately Great Recognized Understanding
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Audience Discovery Experience Joy Pleasure Schooled
The shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher’s knife, as their fat arses Sweat with anxiety in their office chairs…. Fear rules not only those who are ruled, but The rulers too.
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Knives Order Sweat
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Men Stars Thinking
Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …
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Art Science Views Work
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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Characteristics Each Face Spitting

One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.

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