The Flivver King

The Flivver King

by

Upton Sinclair

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Dean Marquis is an advisor to Henry Ford. An Episcopal clergyman, Dean Marquis initially heads Ford’s Social Department, helping to determine which employees deserve bonuses based on their virtuous lifestyle. But after World War I, Dean Marquis discovers the inequity at Ford’s plants, and when Ford doesn’t try to fix these problems, Marquis leaves the company.

Dean Marquis Quotes in The Flivver King

The The Flivver King quotes below are all either spoken by Dean Marquis or refer to Dean Marquis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 39 Quotes

Dean Marquis had been a wise counsellor during the five years he was in Henry’s employ. But now in several cases he saw injustice done, and tried to intervene, and discovered that Henry was pretending not to know anything about actions which had been taken upon his express orders; he promised to investigate, but did nothing; and so, reluctantly, Dean Marquis realized that the period of idealism was past, and that there was no longer any place for a Christian gentleman in the Ford business machine.

Related Characters: Henry Ford, Dean Marquis
Page Number: 51
Explanation and Analysis:
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Dean Marquis Quotes in The Flivver King

The The Flivver King quotes below are all either spoken by Dean Marquis or refer to Dean Marquis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Capitalism and Dehumanization Theme Icon
).
Chapter 39 Quotes

Dean Marquis had been a wise counsellor during the five years he was in Henry’s employ. But now in several cases he saw injustice done, and tried to intervene, and discovered that Henry was pretending not to know anything about actions which had been taken upon his express orders; he promised to investigate, but did nothing; and so, reluctantly, Dean Marquis realized that the period of idealism was past, and that there was no longer any place for a Christian gentleman in the Ford business machine.

Related Characters: Henry Ford, Dean Marquis
Page Number: 51
Explanation and Analysis: