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Quote by Oscar Wilde
History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by mo

History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesnt. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism. – Oscar Wilde

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good
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Oscar Wilde
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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. – Oscar Wilde

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great
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Other Quotes from
Politics
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At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm

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Politics

Im not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me. – Kathleen Turner

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Politics

Politics ruins the character. – Otto von Bismarck

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Politics

Im not involved in politics any more and theyre quite right. – Jeffrey Archer

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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. – Rene Cassin

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I just want to make people smile. – Julie Garwood

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Its a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the unfortunate cause of it. – Barbara Walters

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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand. – Neil Armstrong

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