Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community, and sow the seeds of disconten… - Oscar Wilde

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Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community, and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary. Without them, in our incomplete state, there would be no advance towards civilisation.

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About Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish dramatist, essayist, novelist and poet.

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Birth Name: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde
Alternative Names: Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde Oscar O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde
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After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.

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