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Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.

Bertolt Brecht

The shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher’s knife, as their fat arses Sweat with anxiety in their office chairs…. Fear rules not only those who are ruled, but The rulers too.
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Knives Order Sweat
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
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Able Strong Theatre
Even the most blockheaded bureaucrat, provided he loves peace, is a greater lover of the arts than any so-called art-lover who loves the arts of war.
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Even Greater Love Lover Peace Provided War
The mobilization order is already written out. Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
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Eran Hopefully Mobilization Out Place Seller Written
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
I was called up in the war and sent to a hospital. I dressed wounds, applied iodine, gave enemas, did blood transfusions. If the doctor ordered: “Brecht, amputate a leg!”, I would reply, “Certainly, Your Excellency!”, and cut off the leg. If I was told, “Perform a trepanning!”
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Cutting Men Transfusion War
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
Some party hack decreed that the people had lost the government’s confidence and could only regain it with redoubled effort. If that is the case, would it not be simpler, If the government simply dissolved the people And elected another?
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Government Party People
What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Founding Funny Money Robbing
Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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Confusion Humanity Nature
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Fun People Theatre
Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Collaboration Helping Needs
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns

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