Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
BERTOLT BRECHTGeneral, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” 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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One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Why be a man when you can be a success?
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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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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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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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I was called up in the war and sent to a hospital. I dressed wounds, applied iodine, gave enemas, did blood transfusions. If the doctor ordered: “Brecht, amputate a leg!”, I would reply, “Certainly, Your Excellency!”, and cut off the leg. If I was told, “Perform a trepanning!”
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