Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
More Oscar Wilde Quotes
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As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what’s happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don’t seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids.
Steve Jobs
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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Confucius
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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
Oscar Wilde
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Public opinion in this country is everything.
Abraham Lincoln
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilisation in between.
Oscar Wilde
