Right is its own defense.
BERTOLT BRECHTBecause things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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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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When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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