On Thu, 29 May 2003, Chris Brooke wrote:
> >"The problem with socialism is that it will take up too many evenings."
> > -- Oscar Wilde
>
> It is often reported that Wilde said this, or something like this,
> and I'm perfectly prepared to believe that he might have done, but
> does anyone know where or when he is supposed to have said it or
> written it in the first place, or know when it was first attributed
> to him?
Interestingly, it isn't listed in the "Politics" chapter of _The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde_ (edited by Alvin Redman) which includes quotes not only from his most obscure works but also from reported conversation.
Michael
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