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One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.

Bertolt Brecht

In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Dark Inspirational Singing
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
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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Men Struggle Years
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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Finesse Mean Process
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Fun People Theatre
Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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Art Living Service
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
The fate of man is man.
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Fate Men Trust

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