It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing 'art' to defend their collapsing culture.

Quote by George Grosz

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I had grown up in a humanist atmosphere, and war to me was never anything...

I had grown up in a humanist atmosphere, and war to me was never anything...

In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave...

In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave...

I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had...

I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had...

I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I...

I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I...

I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either.

I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either.

Very little changed fundamentally, except that the proud German soldier had turned into a defeated...

Very little changed fundamentally, except that the proud German soldier had turned into a defeated...

The cult of individuality and personality, which promotes painters and poets only to promote itself,...

The cult of individuality and personality, which promotes painters and poets only to promote itself,...

I don't even like to talk about it. I hated being a number and not...

I don't even like to talk about it. I hated being a number and not...

What can I say about the First World War, a war in which I served...

What can I say about the First World War, a war in which I served...

The war was a mirror; it reflected man's every virtue and every vice, and if...

The war was a mirror; it reflected man's every virtue and every vice, and if...

In the end, they pardoned me and packed me off to a home for the...

In the end, they pardoned me and packed me off to a home for the...

Peace was declared, but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind.

Peace was declared, but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind.

The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among...

The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among...