In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
BERTOLT BRECHT…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Right is its own defense.
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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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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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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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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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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Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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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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Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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