“Once and for all
the idea of glorious victories
won by the glorious army
must be wiped out
Neither side is glorious
On either side they're just frightened men messing their pants
and they all want the same thing
Not to lie under the earth
but to walk upon it
without crutches”

Roux, act 1, scene 19 (p. 45)
Marat/Sade (1963)

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Swedish-German playwright and author 1916–1982

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