“Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense. Show them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition, and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face.”
Quote by Bertolt Brecht
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Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht, born on February 10, 1898, and died on August 14, 1956, was a German poet, playwright, director, and theorist. He is considered one of the most important theater reformers of the 20th century, whose innovative theatrical theories and practices have had a profound impact on world theater. more
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