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I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

Bertolt Brecht

People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Emperor Finest Ruined
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
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
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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Helping Insurance Praying
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
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
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
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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Contentment Country Sacrifice
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
Firebugs dragging their gasoline bottles are approaching the Academy of Arts, with a grin. And so, instead of embracing them, let us demand the freedom of the elbow to knock the bottles out of their filthy hands.
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Art Embrace Hands War
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
It was never decreed that a god mustn’t pay hotel bills.
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Bills Hotel Pay
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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Defeat Sunset Victory

I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

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I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

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