Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
BERTOLT BRECHTThe 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.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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Life is short and so is money.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Eats first, morals after.
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Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must also change. Nothing comes from nothing; the new comes from the old, but that is why it is new.
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it’s all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It’s the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.
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From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Only bad generals need heroes.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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