"Simply
because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try
to win."
This quote is spoken
by Atticus to Scout in Chapter 9 after she has gotten into yet another fight at school,
this time with Cecil Jacobs, who made her "forget" her promise to Atticus about using
her fists to decide arguments. It is in response to her question about whether Atticus
will win in the upcoming trial of Tom Robinson.
"Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is
on the public streets."
This
is spoken by Miss Maudie to Scout in Chapter 5 during their conversation about Boo
Radley.
"The
one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's
conscience."
Atticus gives
this piece of advice to Scout in Chapter 11 in response to her being upset about Jem
taking out his anger on Mrs. Dubose's camellias.
"Do you think I could face my chidren otherwise?
You know what's going to happen as well as I do, Jack, and I hope and pray I can get Jem
and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb's
usual disease."
Atticus is
speaking with his brother, Jack, when he makes this comment in Chapter 9. It is his
explanation why he has taken on the defense of Tom Robinson.
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