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Mr birling quotes?

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“We can’t let these Bernard Shaws and HG Wells do all the talking, we hard-headed practical businessmen must day something sometime”

“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”

“nothing to do with you Sheila run along”

“A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own”

“the younger generation who think they know it all’’

“I can’t accept any responsibility.”

“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”

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inspecter quotes?

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“We don’t live alone, we are members of one body.

We are responsible for one another, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire, blood, and anguish”

“Public men, Mr Birling have responsibilities as well as privileges”
“The girl killed herself—and died a horrible death. But each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it.”

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sheila quote?

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“These girls aren’t cheap labor they’re people”

“is this the one you wanted Daddy”

“I’ll never do it again to anybody”
``look at this ring mummy’’

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eric quotes?

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Sorry—I—well, I’ve suddenly realized—taken it in properly—that she’s dead.” - Act 1

“I don’t know—I suppose she was. Well, she looked young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place down there. And I’d been drinking rather more than I ought to.” - Act 1

``you killed her-and the child, your grandchild’’

``you don’t understand anything, you never did you never tried’’

“She told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before, but that she knew it couldn’t last.” - Act 1

“I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty.” - Act 3

“in the that state when a chap easily turns nasty” eric

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Eva smith quotes?

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“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!” Mr birling

“in the that state when a chap easily turns nasty” Eric

“There are millions and millions of EVA smiths and John smiths”
“I’m sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. But I accept no blame for it at all.”

“She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go.”

  • she was pretty and a good sport.”
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social responsibility quotes

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“But these girls aren’t cheap labor—they’re people.”
“We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.”
“You see, we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt.”
“Public men, Mr. Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.”

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gender inequality?

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“nothing to do with you Sheila run along” Mr b
“These girls aren’t cheap labor they’re people”
“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”
a man has to mind his own business'' clothes mean different to a women’’

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poverty quotes?

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“I’m sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. But I accept no blame for it at all.” Mr b

“One Eva Smith has gone – but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us.”

“Lower costs and higher prices. This is a time of steadily increasing prosperity.”

“But these girls aren’t cheap labor – they’re people.”

“We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.”

“A man has to make his own way—has to look after himself—and his family too, of course,

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social class quotes

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“A man has to make his own way—has to look after himself—and his family too, of course,

“We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.”

“Girls of that class—”

“But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people.”

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