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The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.

Bertolt Brecht

Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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People Sitting Spring
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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Bed Rivers Violent
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Clean Coffins Literature Underwear
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
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
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
It was never decreed that a god mustn’t pay hotel bills.
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Bills Hotel Pay
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
There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers
People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Fighting May People

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