Food comes first, then morals. — Bertolt Brecht

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Food comes first, then morals.

In the original German

Erst kommt das Fressen, dann die Moral,

Bertolt Brecht

1928

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Moral relativism Moral principles Morality

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1928

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Bertolt Brecht

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Brecht, Bertolt. The Threepenny Opera. Grove Press, 1994, act 2, sc. 6.

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Brecht, Bertolt. Die Dreigroschenoper [The Threepenny Opera]. 31 Aug. 1928, Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, Germany, act 2, sc. 6.

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