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.

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

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The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't...

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't...

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there...

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there...

Temptation to behave is terrible.

Temptation to behave is terrible.

I don't trust him. We're friends.

I don't trust him. We're friends.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories...

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories...

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.

No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.

Grub first, then ethics.

Grub first, then ethics.

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.

Temptation to behave is terrible

Temptation to behave is terrible

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson;...

Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson;...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...