Mr Birling Quotes Flashcards

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Birling talking about community and men

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A man has to mind his own buisness and look after himself

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Birling talking about getting in trouble

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So as long as we behave ourselves don’t get into the police court or start a scandal-eh?

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Him talking about his positions in police

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I was an alderman for years and Lord Mayor two years ago-and i’m still on the bench

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Mr Birling talking about what he did to eva

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She was one of my employees and then i discharged her

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Mr birling talking about responsibility and how it’s awkward

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I can’t accept any responsibility.If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with,it would be very awkward

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Mr Birling Talking about the strike in aic

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We were paying the usual rates and if they didn’t like those rates they could go and work somewhere else.It’s a free country,I told them.

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Mr Birling Talking about eva smith suicide

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It has nothing whatever to do with this wretched girls suicide Eh,Inspector

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