{"id":37134,"date":"2020-08-16T00:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T21:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=37134&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-08-16T02:27:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T23:27:18","slug":"in-praise-of-learning-2265","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/in-praise-of-learning-2265\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Learning (BERTOLT BRECHT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the simplest things! For you whose time has come<\/p>\n<p>it is never too late!<\/p>\n<p>Learn your ABC, it is not enough, but learn it!<\/p>\n<p>Do not let it discourage you, begin!<\/p>\n<p>You must know everything!<\/p>\n<p>You must take over the leadership!<\/p>\n<p>Learn, man in the asylum!<\/p>\n<p>Learn, man in prison!<\/p>\n<p>Learn, wife in the kitchen!<\/p>\n<p>Learn, man of sixty!<\/p>\n<p>Seek out the school, you who are homeless!<\/p>\n<p>Sharpen your wits, you who shiver!<\/p>\n<p>Hungry man, reach for the book:<\/p>\n<p>It is a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>You must take over the leadership!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be afraid of asking, brother!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be won over,<\/p>\n<p>See for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>What you don\u2019t know yourself, you don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>Add up the reckoning.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s you who must pay it.<\/p>\n<p>Put your finger on each item<\/p>\n<p>ask how did it get here?<\/p>\n<p>You must take over the leadership!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Bertolt Brecht<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image: https:\/\/gr.pinterest.com\/pin\/504192120786928827\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the simplest things! For you whose time has come it is never too late! Learn your ABC, it is not enough, but learn it! Do not let it discourage you, begin! You must know everything! You must take over the leadership! 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