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Lord Caversham:
Marriage is not a matter of affection, sir, it is a question of Common sense. Lord Arthur Goring:
Yes. But women who have Common sense are always so curiously plain, aren't they, father? Of course, I'm only speaking from hearsay. Lord Caversham:
No woman, plain or pretty, has any Common sense at all, sir. Common sense is a privilege of our sex. Lord Arthur Goring:
Quite so
Marriage is not a matter of affection, sir, it is a question of Common sense. Lord Arthur Goring:
Yes. But women who have Common sense are always so curiously plain, aren't they, father? Of course, I'm only speaking from hearsay. Lord Caversham:
No woman, plain or pretty, has any Common sense at all, sir. Common sense is a privilege of our sex. Lord Arthur Goring:
Quite so
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Marriage is not a matter of affection
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it is a question of common sense
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Yes but women who have common sense are usually so curiously plain
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Of course I'm only speaking from hearsay
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No woman plain or pretty has any sense are so plain aren't they father
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Common sense is a privilege of our sex
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Movie Summary
London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.


