The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He doesn’t seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of rent, of medicines all depend on political decisions.
BERTOLT BRECHTEats first, morals after.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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One must live well to know what living is.
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It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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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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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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Life is short and so is money.
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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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