by Anon on December 18th, 2007

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Who said: "are there no prisons? are there no workhouses?" Why did they say it?

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  • by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on December 18th, 2007

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    Scrouge (Sp???) said it in "A Christmas Carol" originally to someone soliciting for charity. He suggested that the poor be sent to debtors prison... Later when he asked about Tiny Tim's welfare one of the Ghost quoted his own words back to him.

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