The Gilded Age (TV Series)
Close Enough to Touch (2023)
Patrick Page: Richard Clay
Quotes
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Richard Clay : Any concession now could only spell weakness. Weakness is the harbinger of chaos. One blink, and you'll lose the war.
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Richard Clay : And their demands keep getting louder... constant chants of, 'eight, eight, eight.'
George Russell : What's that?
Richard Clay : Eight hours of work, eight hours of sleep, and eight hours of 'what you will.'
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George Russell : Would it be so terrible for them to have some time with their families?
Richard Clay : Yes, it would be terrible because it would lead, first, to lower profits and, finally, to ruin, violence, bloodshed, and death.