You think human nature is a beast, that it must be put in a cage. But it's the cage that makes the animal bad. - Tom Stoppard

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You think human nature is a beast, that it must be put in a cage. But it's the cage that makes the animal bad.

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About Tom Stoppard

Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter, knighted in 1997.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Philip Romano (CC BY-SA)

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Alternative Names: Sir Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE Tomáš Sträussler

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