Francis Moor plots to displace his brother and father to secure his inheritance, delivering a chilling manifesto on the rejection of morality, conscience, and familial bonds in favor of raw power.
FRANCIS: Conscience! oh yes, a useful scarecrow to frighten sparrows away from cherry-trees; it is something like a fairly written bill of exchange with which your bankrupt merchant staves off the evil day. Well! these are all most admirable institutions for keeping fools in awe, and holding the mob
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