Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
BERTOLT BRECHTDon’t accept the habitual as a natural thing. In times of disorder, of organized confusion, of de-humanized humanity, nothing should seem natural. Nothing should seem impossible to change.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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The righteous one has no sense of humor.
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Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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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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The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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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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I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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