- Hilda Rumpole: So, you think that men and women are entirely equal?
- Horace Rumpole: Everyone is equal in the dock, Hilda.
- Hilda Rumpole: And in the home?
- Horace Rumpole: Oh, well, naturally, yes, of course, yes, naturally, although I suppose there are some born to command.
- Horace Rumpole: [to himself, whispering] She who must be...
- Hilda Rumpole: What?
- Horace Rumpole: I said trust me, Hilda. I shall always be a staunch supporter of women's rights.
- Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard Q.C.: I told him Guthrie was a perfectly charming chap, of course.
- Claude Erskine-Brown: Oh, perfectly charming, no doubt about that!
- Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard Q.C.: But as a judge, perhaps he lacks judgement.
- Claude Erskine-Brown: Yes, which is a pretty important quality in a judge.