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The fate of man is man.

Bertolt Brecht

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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Lasts People War
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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Light Planning Shining
It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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Come Late never Too
You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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May Philosophy Waiting
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Fearful Goodness Seductive
But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
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
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Brains Cart Front Patch Skull
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
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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Desire Reality Understanding
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Leadership Numbers Two

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