Brecht had a whimsical take on this. There's a German saying that goes "wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen": he who says A, has to say B, meaning of course you shoul

Brecht had a whimsical take on this. There's a German saying that goes "wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen": he who says A, has to say B, meaning of course you should always try and follow through. Brecht wrote "Wer a sagt, der muß nicht b sagen. Er kann auch erkennen, daß a falsch war": he who says A, doesn't have to say B. He can also realize that A was wrong. https://beruhmte-zitate.de/zitate/126572-bertolt-brecht-wer-a-sagt-der-muss-nicht-b-sagen-er-kann-auch-er/ https://beruhmte-zitate.de/zitate/126572-bertolt-brecht-wer-...