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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.

Bertolt Brecht

He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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Fool Government Splits
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
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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Kind Silence Tree
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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Condition Example Made Realist
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Mistake Moving Wisdom
Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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Dwelling Object People Tool
Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Literature Temptation Terrible
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
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
I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Clothes Feelings Writing
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Collaboration Helping Needs
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain

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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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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