Bertolt brecht quotes

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. 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.

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He even prides himself on his political ignorance, sticks out his chest and says he hates politics. He doesn't know, the imbecile, that from his political non-participation comes the prostitute, the abandoned child, the robber and, worst of all, corrupt officials, the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporations. Don't expect the theatre to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them.

He who fights, can lose. He who doesn't fight, has already lost. Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still.

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But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones. For art to be 'unpolitical' means only to ally itself with the 'ruling' group. Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.