“In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever.”

—  Oscar Wilde, book The Soul of Man under Socialism

The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)

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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900

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The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891) <br class="br">Source: Wilde, Oscar, (1891 / 1912) The Soul of Man Under Socialism, London, Arthur L. Humphreys. Retrieved from University of California Libraries Archive.org https://archive.org 13 February 2018 https://archive.org/details/soulofmanunderso00wildiala

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