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Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

Bertolt Brecht

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
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
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Men Struggle Years
Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Block Book Kings
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
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
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
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
Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Audience Discovery Experience Joy Pleasure Schooled
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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Finesse Mean Process
If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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Art Mirrors Special
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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Book Men Weapons

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

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