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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.

Bertolt Brecht

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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Lasts People War
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.
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Criminals Doe Lying
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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Finesse Mean Process
In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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Adequately Great Recognized Understanding
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Fighting May People
Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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Book Men Weapons
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
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
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral

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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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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