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Oscar Wilde

“I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.”

Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
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