Quote by Oscar Wilde
Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself wo

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

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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Anarchy
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Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. – Oscar Wilde

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Parents
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What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. – Margot Asquith

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Columbus Day

He stands out among the beacon lights of history as a man of vision dominated by a definite purpose. – John George Jones

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Columbus Day

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. – Robert Orben

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Columbus Day

Great scientific discoveries have been made by men seeking to verify quite erroneous theories about the nature of things. – Aldous Huxley, "Wordsworth in the Tropics"

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