"From a German War Primer" ("Catón de Guerra Alemán", 1938)
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Those who lead the country into the abyss
Call ruling too difficult
For ordinary men.
— Bertolt Brecht
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Those who lead the country into the abyss
Call ruling too difficult
For ordinary men." in the context of ""From a German War Primer" ("Catón de Guerra Alemán", 1938)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bertolt Brecht" (Quotes, 1923–1938)
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About Bertolt Brecht
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).
About Bertolt Brecht
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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