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Mrs. Allonby: They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die…

Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Woman of No Importance (1893), Act I.

English (original)

Mrs. Allonby: They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die they go to Paris. Lady Hunstanton: Indeed? And when bad Americans die, where do they go to? Lord Illingworth: Oh, they go to America.

— Oscar Wilde

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