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"The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" Quotes
A group of working-class painters and decorators in early 20th-century England struggle against poverty and exploitation, while debating the causes of their hardship and the possibility of socialism.
Quotes
The present system is bad, and I want to change it.
Money is the cause of poverty.
The only reason we are poor is because we are robbed.
They must be content with their station.
It is not against us, but against each other, that we are taught to fight.
What is the use of a man's life if it is only to be spent in working for the benefit of others?
We make the country, yet we are homeless.
The world is beautiful, but the people in it are wretched.
Charity is only a patch on a worn-out garment.
The rich are rich because they rob the poor.