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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
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
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
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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Fear Today Triumph
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
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
Show them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition, and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face.
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Black Proposition Running Sensible Show Support
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Clever Lying Smart
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
Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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Curse Poverty Wise

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