Brecht on Bush

You have the law books and the rulings
You have the prisons and the fortresses...
You have the prison-guards and the judges
Who are well paid and ready to do anything.
What for?...
Just before you disappear - and that will happen soon -
You will notice that all this was of no use to you.

You have your newspapers and printing houses
In order to fight against us and keep us quiet...
You have priests and professors
Who are well paid and ready to do anything.
What for?
Do you really have to be so afraid of the truth?

You have tanks and guns
Tommy guns and hand-grenades...
You have policemen and soldiers
Who are well paid and ready to do anything.
What for?
Do you really have such mighty enemies?...
Someday - and that will come soon -
You will see that all this is of no use to you.

"To Sing in the Prison" - Bertold Brecht - "Die Mutter"