Mr Birling Quotes Flashcards

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Mr Birling

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Im talking about a hard-headed practical man of business”

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“You’ll hear some people say war is inevitable … fiddlesticks”

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“The titanic- she sails next week … and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”

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“I gather theres a very good chance of a knighthood”

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“A man has to make his own way - has to take care of himself - and his family too of course”

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“(Rather impatiently) horrid business. But i don’t understand why you should come here”

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“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were
all mixed up like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.”

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“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and
I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”

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“there’s every excuse for what your mother and I did”

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“Probably a socialist or some sort crank”

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“Now look at the pair of them- the famous younger generation who
know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-”

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