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.
BERTOLT BRECHTThe worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He doesn’t seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of rent, of medicines all depend on political decisions.
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For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
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For art to be ‘unpolitical’ means only to ally itself with the ‘ruling’ group.
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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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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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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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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Realist writing, of which history offers many widely varying examples, is likewise conditioned by the question of how, when and for what class it is made use of.
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