The San Francisco Call - Friday, April 5, 1895
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When Oscar Wilde stated in court that he doesn't believe what he writes and doesn't care what people think about his books, he intended to give the impression that he is a unique specimen of humanity, but he failed in the effort. There are a whole lot of officials in this country who practice politics on exactly those principles, the only difference being that what Wilde calls a pursuit of beauty is known over here as a pursuit of booty.