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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!

Bertolt Brecht

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
It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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Art Discovery Reality
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
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Art Mirror Reality
What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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Good Knows Rapture Things
The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Alone Happiness Joy Men
War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Life Love Military
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Anticipation Death Life
For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Order Reality Tables
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
First the pork chops, then morality
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Firsts Morality Pork
People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Long People Silly
Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Guest Home Wind

You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!

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