Bertolt Brecht Quotes on Society
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So it happens, for instance, that a man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time that he'll give him sixpence. But the second time it'll only be a threepenny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he'll hand him over cold-bloodedly to the police.
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The law is simply and solely made for the exploitation of those who do not understand it or of those who, for naked need, cannot obey it.
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You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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Andrea: 'Unhappy is the land that breeds no hero.' Galileo: 'No, Andrea: Unhappy is the land that needs a hero.'
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What they could do with round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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Show interest in her goodness - for no one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
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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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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Why be a man when you can be a success?