Tanner Monologue from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy

From Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw

male · philosophical · 1:03 min

Or any man notoriously lacking in self-control. (RAMSDEN: Do you dare to suggest that I am capable of such an act?) My dear Ramsden, this is an act of which every man is capable. That is what comes of getting at cross purposes with Nature. The suspicion you have just flung at me clings to us all. It's a sort of mud that sticks to the judge's ermine or the cardinal's robe as fast as to the rags of the tramp. Come, Tavy: don't look so bewildered: it might have been me: it might have been Ramsden; just as it might have been anybody. If it had, what could we do but lie and protest as Ramsden is going to protest. (RAMSDEN: I--I--I--) Guilt itself could not stammer more confusedly, And yet you know perfectly well he's innocent, Tavy.

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