Mr Birling Flashcards

Quotes for Mr Birling

1
Q

If we were all responsible for…

A

everything… it would be awkward wouldn’t it?

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2
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Arthur Birling is a …

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heavily looking man… rather provincial in his speech

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3
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Your engagement…

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means a tremendous lot to me

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4
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You’re just the kind of son-in-law

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I’ve always wanted

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5
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We… ________-________ ____________ must do something about it

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Hard-headed businessmen

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6
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I might find my way

A

Into the next honors list

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7
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I only did

A

what any employer would do

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8
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A man has to mind

A

his own business and look after himself

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9
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What can’t Mr B accept?

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Any responsibility

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10
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What does he say to Eric about responsibility?

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It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities.

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11
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The famous younger

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generation, who know it all…can’t take a joke

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12
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Titanic…

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absolutely unsinkable

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13
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The Germans

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don’t want war

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14
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In 1940

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there will be peace and prosperity

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15
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as if we were all mixed up together like…

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bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense

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