The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
BERTOLT BRECHTPoverty makes you sad as well as wise.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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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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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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