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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.

Bertolt Brecht

Even the most blockheaded bureaucrat, provided he loves peace, is a greater lover of the arts than any so-called art-lover who loves the arts of war.
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Even Greater Love Lover Peace Provided War
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
The more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot.
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Deserve Innocent Shots
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Light Planning Shining
There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Moving People Trouble
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Fighting Loses Lost
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Literature Temptation Terrible
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Fall Rain Summer
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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Finesse Mean Process
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted

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