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THE FORTY-EIGHT LAWS OF POWER - Commented Book

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A Brief History of Brecht's Revolt

Brett used an interpreter throughout his testimony, a tactic that allowed him to play subtle games with language. When committee members found communist leanings in lines from english editions of his poems, he would repeat the lines in german and somehow they would come out innocuous. The next time some one pushes you and you find yourself starting to react, try this, do not resist or fight back, but yield, turn the other cheek, bend. You will find that this often neutralizes their behaviour. In the battle of the intelligent against the brutal and the aggressive, the surrender tactic is the supreme weapon. It does require self control. Those who genuinely surrender give up their freedom and may be crushed by

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