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To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.

Bertolt Brecht

The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Alone Happiness Joy Men
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Audience Discovery Experience Joy Pleasure Schooled
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Literature Temptation Terrible
We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Ground Knows Others Ourselves
Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.
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Dammed Easy Important
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
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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Country Hero Needs
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must also change. Nothing comes from nothing; the new comes from the old, but that is why it is new.
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Change Nothing Reality Representation

To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.

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To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.

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