Monologue

Aslaksen Monologue from An Enemy of the People

From An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

male · contemplative · 39 sec

Anyhow, it is no business of mine. But if I am to be accused of timidity and of inconsistency in my principles, this is what I want to point out: my political past is an open book. I have never changed, except perhaps to become a little more moderate, you see. My heart is still with the people; but I don't deny that my reason has a certain bias towards the authorities—the local ones, I mean. (Goes into the printing room.)

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