That was the natural thing back then. Today?
I would like to think that I would behave in a stoic, gentlemanly, noble manner, but one never really knows until it actually happens to you.
That was the natural thing back then. Today?
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Let’s hope we never have to find out. It could be quite disappointing.
Shoot... today? Every man, woman and child would be fight tooth and nail to get on a boat. There is zero sense of right and wrong these days.
A higher percentage of First Class men survived than Third Class children. For all the noble anecdotes, wealth was the largest determinant of who survived and who didn’t. Overall, 62% of First Class passengers, 43% of Second Class, and 25% of Third Class passengers survived.