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- You are her only means of support?
- Yes.
- And you intend to kill yourself?
- Yes.
- That's being selfish, isn't it?

11 seconds sound clip from the The Doctor Prescribed Death (Suspense) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:07:07 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- What good will that do me?

- You said you weren't broke, but you also said you had some loved ones you'd like to do something for.

- I meant I wasn't broke to the point of being hungry. I have a few dollars.

- But you suggested help for someone in larger turn.

- Yes, I did.

- Who is the loved one?

- My mother.

- You are her only means of support?

- Yes.

- And you intend to kill yourself?

- Yes.

- That's being selfish, isn't it?

- Selfish?

- Yes, you are concentrating solely on self.

- You think so?

- What else?

- The first law of human nature is self-preservation, right?

- I suppose so.

- The second law is the preservation of family.

- So you decide to deny the first law and destroy yourself.

- Into the consequence, deny the second and leave your mother alone and in need.

[...]

The Doctor Prescribed Death (Suspense) Sound Clip

The Doctor Prescribed Death (1943)Quotes with audio samples from The Doctor Prescribed Death - Suspense Radio Show episode aired on February 2, 1943.

Actors: Bela Lugosi (Dr. Antonio Bacile), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Myra Bacile), Lurene Tuttle (Gladys Tanner), Joseph Kearns (The Man In Black), Lou Merrill (Lieutenant Davis)

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