An Inspector Calls - Mr Birling Flashcards
‘Arthur Birling…
‘Arthur Birling is a heavy looking, rather portentous man’
“Perhaps we may look forward…
“Perhaps we may look forward to a time when Crofts and Birling are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices”
“The Germans…
“The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war”
“I’m talking as a…
“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”
“The Titanic…
“The Titanic… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
“A man has to…
“A man has to mind his own business and look after himself”
“She was on of my…
“She was one of my employees and then I discharged her”
“This wretched…
“This wretched girls suicide”
“I can’t accept any…
“I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything… it would be very awkward”
“Well, it’s my duty…
“Well, it’s my duty to keep labour costs down”
“If you don’t come down hard…
“If you don’t come down hard on these people they’d soon be asking for the Earth”
“Nothing to do with you…
“Nothing to do with you Sheila. Run along”
“I’m a…
“I’m a public man”
“Is there any reason why…
“Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector”
“I’ve got to cover this up…
“I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can… there’ll be a public scandal”
