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Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.

Bertolt Brecht

Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
For art to be ‘unpolitical’ means only to ally itself with the ‘ruling’ group.
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Allies Art Mean
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Anticipation Death Life
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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Faces Firsts Talk
Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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Characteristics Each Face Spitting
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Errors Science Wisdom
General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Bother Carries Defect Faster General Man Storm
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Fighting May People
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Clever Lying Smart
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational

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