10 Bertolt Brecht Quotes on War

Bertolt Brecht quotes on war

7. Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.

15. 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. 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.

31. 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.

32. War is like love, it always finds a way.

35. Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.

61. Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.

62. General, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.

63. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.

68. High above the lake a bomber flies. From the rowing boats Children look up, women, an old man. From a distance They appear like young starlings, their beaks Wide open for food.

72. In the contradiction lies the hope.