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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.

Bertolt Brecht

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
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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Book Men Weapons
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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Art Discovery Reality
Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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Gone Love Sad Taste
There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
For art to be ‘unpolitical’ means only to ally itself with the ‘ruling’ group.
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Allies Art Mean
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Alone Happiness Joy Men

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