“Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.”

—  Groucho Marx

As quoted in The Groucho Letters (1967) by Arthur Sheekman. The sentiment predates Marx by 61 years, however; it likely originated with John Galsworthy in The Forsyte Saga. In Part I, Chapter II, &quot;Old Jolyon Goes to the Opera&quot; http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2559, it&#x27;s said of Old Jolyon that, &quot;He naturally despised the Club that did take him.&quot; after another refused him because he was in a trade. <br class="br">Variant: I sent the club a wire stating: «Please accept my resignation. I don&#x27;t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member». <br class="br">Source: Groucho and Me

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