In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompa…

Oscar Wilde
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In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization. ✨ Oscar Wilde, Lady Wilde (1909). Epigrams: Oscariana; Sebastian Melmoth; Phrases and philosophies; Oscar Wilde's literary art; Correspondence; Impressions of America, with an introduction by Stuart Mason; Oscar Wilde in America
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