You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till … - Bertolt Brecht

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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!

Bertolt Brecht

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Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German Marxist dramatist, stage director and poet. He is remembered for the Distancing effect practice in performing arts (known in German as Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt).

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Alternative Names: Berŭtʻoltʻŭ Bŭrehitʻŭ • Pertōl Pirekcṭ • Mpertolt Mprecht • Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe • Pertōlṭ Pirekcṭ • Perṭōlṭ Pireṣṭ • Bertolt Breht • Bert Brecht • Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht • Bertholt Brecht • Bertolʹd Brekht • Bertolʹt Brekht • Bertold Brecht • Bŭrehitʻŭ • Pei-tʻo-erh-tʻe Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe

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Those who are weak don't fight.
Those who are stronger might fight
for an hour.
Those who are stronger still might fight
for many years.
The strongest fight
their whole life.
They are the indispensable ones.

Komm, geh mit angeln, sagte der Fischer zum Wurm.

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.

You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait! - Bertolt Brecht

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