Rope - Morality and the Justification of Murder
Janet Walker:
Well, now, you don't really approve of murder, Rupert? If I may?
Rupert Cadell:
You may... and I do. Think of the problems it would solve: unemployment, poverty, standing in line for theatre tickets...
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Rope - Questioning Justice in Relationships
Rupert Cadell:
Brandon has told me a lot about you.
Janet Walker:
Did he do me justice?
Rupert Cadell:
Do you deserve justice?
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Rope - Murder: Crime for Many, Privilege for Few
Janet Walker:
Who is this Rupert?
Kenneth Lawrence: [to Brandon Shaw]
He used to tell you the weirdest things, didn't he?
Brandon Shaw:
I suppose Kenneth means Rupert's impatience with social conventions. For example, he thinks murder is a crime for most men but--
Phillip Morgan:
a privilege for the few.
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Rope - Debate on Literature and Intellectual Standards
Phillip Morgan:
Rupert only publishes books he likes... usually philosophy.
Janet Walker:
Oh. Small print, big words, no sales.
Brandon Shaw:
Rupert's extremely radical. Do you know that he selects his books on the assumption that people not only can read but actually can think?
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