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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.

Bertolt Brecht

General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Defect Men Thinking
Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Fearful Goodness Seductive
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Fall Rain Summer
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
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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Bird Perspective Squirrels
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
Only bad generals need heroes.
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General Hero Needs
Firebugs dragging their gasoline bottles are approaching the Academy of Arts, with a grin. And so, instead of embracing them, let us demand the freedom of the elbow to knock the bottles out of their filthy hands.
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Art Embrace Hands War
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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Fool Government Splits
Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Guest Home Wind
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral

Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.

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