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In the contradiction lies the hope.

Bertolt Brecht

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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Declaring Running War
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Clean Coffins Literature Underwear
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Lying Running Writing
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Brother Cities Thinking
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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Confusion Humanity Nature
Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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Belief Men Running
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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God Sky Storm
If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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Art Mirrors Special
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Ground Knows Others Ourselves
It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Ahead Literature Travel

In the contradiction lies the hope.

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