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“He might have hurt me a little,' Atticus conceded, 'but sn, you'll understand folks a little better when you're older. A mob's always made up of people, no matter what. Mr Cunnignham was part of a mob last night, but he ws still a man.Every mob in every little Souhern town is always made up of people you know - doesn't say much for them, does it?' 'I'll say ot, ' said Jem. 'So it took an eight-year-old child to bring 'em to their senses, didn't it?' said Atticus. 'That proves something - that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children.”

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“бывают люди, в руках у которых Библия опаснее, чем... чем бутылка виски... ...если бы Аттикус Финч даже напился пьяным, он всё равно не был бы таким злым и грубым, как иные люди в самом лучшем своём виде. (Мисс Моди Эткинсон - Глазастику Финч)”

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“А не обязательно выставлять напоказ всё, что знаешь. Женщине это не к лицу. И во-вторых, людям вовсе не по вкусу, когда кто-то умней их. Они сердятся. Хоть и говори сам правильно, а их не переменишь, для этого им надо самим научиться, а уж если они не хотят, ничего не поделаешь - либо держи язык за зубами, либо говори, как они. (Кэлпурния - Глазастику Финч)”

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“No, Jem, io credo che esista solo un tipo di gente. La gente" [...] "E' quello che pensavo anche io", disse infine [Jem], "quando avevo la tua età. Ma se c'è solo un tipo di gente, perché non possono andare tutti d'accordo? Se sono tutti uguali, perché si fanno in quattro per disprezzarsi a vicenda? Scout, io credo di cominciare a capire una cosa. Credo di cominciare a capire perché Boo Radley è rimasto chiuso in casa per tutto questo tempo... E' perché vuole stare in casa".”

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“How could this be so, I wondered, as I read Mr. Underwood's editorial. Senseless killing--Tom had been given due process of law to the day of his death; he had been tried openly and convicted by twelve good men and true; my father had fought for him all the way. Then Mr. Underwood's meaning became clear: Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed.”

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