Ghost of Christmas Present

Quotations related to the character of the Ghost of Christmas Present from the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.

If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.

The Circumlocution Office2023-03-27T21:24:11+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Fate, Misanthropic, Misanthropy, Poverty|

If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die.

The Circumlocution Office2023-01-04T23:03:30+00:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Consequences, Death|

If man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die?

The Circumlocution Office2022-10-12T19:48:45+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Charity, Destiny|

This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.

The Circumlocution Office2023-01-12T22:11:29+00:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Greed, Poverty|