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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.

Bertolt Brecht

Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Thinking War Writing
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
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
General, 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.
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Bother Carries Defect Faster General Man Storm
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Order Reality Tables
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Anticipation Death Life
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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Art Epic Film History Purpose Song
There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Moving People Trouble
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Block Book Kings
Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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People Sitting Spring
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.

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