Oscar Wilde Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper
when he is called upon to act
in accordance with the dictates of reason."

by:	Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, writer
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Categories:	Reason, Responsibility
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This is another quote of Wilde and I like it. "Democracy is simply the bludgeoning of the people, by the people, and for the people." -- jim k, Austin,Tx
-- Wayne
Great quote and it is proven true by comments on this site every day -- Waffler, Smith
Reason utterly escapes most of humanity, the rest of us choose to ignore it whenever it suits us. -- Justin, Elkland
I wonder where he stole that? -- Bob, Eugene, OR
I agree. Wilde is talking about men in general. The animal side of man is so. It takes special eyes, special ears, a special mind and humbleness to admit errors made simply because Reason was ignored. -- Elisabeth, Astoria, NY
Yes, and they use their guns to make the point. -- RBESRQ