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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.

Bertolt Brecht

Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Book Change Dog Morning
The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?
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Storm Tree Violent
Who fights may lose, but who does not fight has lost already.
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Already Fighting May
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Dark Inspirational Singing
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 tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Art Mirror Reality
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.
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Men Show Traded
Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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People Sitting Spring
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Mistake Moving Wisdom
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
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
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Lying Running Writing

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