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From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.

Bertolt Brecht

Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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People Sitting Spring
All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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Fool Government Splits
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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Change Nothing Reality Representation
The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Collaboration Helping Needs
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
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
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
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Join Race Rat
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
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 has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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Bad Good Luck
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise

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