Quote by Oscar Wilde
Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does

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

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If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. – Oscar Wilde

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