I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
BERTOLT BRECHTGeneral, 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.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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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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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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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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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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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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All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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First the pork chops, then morality
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