The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

For the villainy of the world is great, and a man has to run his legs off to keep them from being stolen out fom underneath him.

First the grub, then the morals.

A theater without beer is just a museum

Temptation to behave is terrible.

Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.

The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.