1923 (TV Series)
The War Has Come Home (2022)
Darren Mann: Jack Dutton
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Quotes
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Cara Dutton : So are you selling the electricity in the valley?
Power Salesman : Yes, ma'am. We will run the cable as they pave the road to the park.
John Dutton, Sr. : You say they're paving the road to the park?
Power Salesman : All the way from Canada to Mexico.
Elizabeth Strafford : What is that?
Power Salesman : That's a washing machine.
Jack Dutton : What does it wash?
Power Salesman : Clothes.
Cara Dutton : Oh! Can you imagine? How?
Power Salesman : Well, an electric motor spins a cylinder as water is pumped through the machine. Soap is added here and the agitation removes any soiling.
Cara Dutton : Hm.
Elizabeth Strafford : What does that wash?
Power Salesman : That's a refrigerator. The top compartment keeps food frozen and the bottom compartment maintains a temperature of 38 degrees.
Jack Dutton : And you sell these?
Power Salesman : We rent them.
Jack Dutton : So you sell electricity, and then you rent all the things that need electricity.
Power Salesman : More or less.
Jack Dutton : But we don't need any of these things.
Power Salesman : Well, they're conveniences. Their use gives you time to do other things.
Jack Dutton : What other things?
Power Salesman : Well... Like other chores.
Jack Dutton : Until you invent machines to do those, then what do we do?
Power Salesman : Go on a picnic. Go for a swim. You can go to the cinema. You can enjoy a more leisurely life.
Jack Dutton : But that ain't more leisurely because we gotta work more to pay for all this stuff.
John Dutton, Sr. : He's got you there.
Power Salesman : This is the future. Every home in New York City has electricity. They have refrigerators, and some even have electric stoves.
John Dutton, Sr. : No here's the thing, we buy all this stuff, we're not working for ourselves anymore. We're working for you.
Cara Dutton : The washing machine seems like a good idea, I must admit.
Power Salesman : It is the future, ma'am.
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Jack Dutton : [Jack explains why he does not need modern conveniences] But that ain't more leisurely because we gotta work more to pay for all this stuff.
