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Quote by Oscar Wilde
People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. – Oscar Wilde

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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying. – Oscar Wilde

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The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may want his neighbor to be governed, but he himself doesnt want to be governed. He is mortally afraid of government officials and policemen. – George Bernard Shaw

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