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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war

Bertolt Brecht

To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
Some party hack decreed that the people had lost the government’s confidence and could only regain it with redoubled effort. If that is the case, would it not be simpler, If the government simply dissolved the people And elected another?
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Government Party People
For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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Alive Sex Trying
If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Order Reality Tables
You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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God Sky Storm
In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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Adequately Great Recognized Understanding
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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Faces Fall People
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
Eats first, morals after.
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Eat Firsts Moral
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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People Sitting Spring
You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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Defend Truth Weak

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