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“Quite so," answered the young lord. "It is the problem of slavery, and we try to solve it by amusing the slaves.” quote by Oscar Wilde — Download Open image

““Quite so," answered the young lord. "It is the problem of slavery, and we try to solve it by amusing the slaves.””

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