4 Alan Bennett Quotes on Society

Alan Bennett quotes on society

5. Headmaster: I have never understood this liking for war. It panders to instincts already catered for within the scope of any respectable domestic establishment.

7. Headmaster: They were all socialists. Why is it always the intelligent people who are socialists?

10. Headmaster: Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.

17. We have fish and chips, which W. and I fetch from the shop in Settle market-place. Some local boys come in and there is a bit of chat between them and the fish-fryer about whether the kestrel under the counter is for sale. W. takes no notice of this, to me, slightly surprising conversation:Only when I mention it to W. does he explain Kestrel is now a lager. I imagine the future is going to contain an increasing number of incidents like this, culminating with a man in a white coat saying to one kindly, 'And now can you tell me the name of the Prime Minister?'