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First the pork chops, then morality

Bertolt Brecht

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
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
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
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Lying Running Writing
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Join Race Rat
Realist writing, of which history offers many widely varying examples, is likewise conditioned by the question of how, when and for what class it is made use of.
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Condition Example Made Realist
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
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
Literary works cannot be taken over like factories, or literary forms of expression like industrial methods.
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Reality Taken Writing
People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Long People Silly
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Bank Initiative Robbery
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater

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