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The use of Colour was abolished, and its possession prohibited. Even…
Quote byEdwin Abbott Abbott · 1838–1926
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: PART I: THIS WORLD, Chapter 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition.
English (original)
The use of Colour was abolished, and its possession prohibited. Even the utterance of any word denoting Colour, except by the Circles or by qualified scientific teachers, was punished by a severe penalty.
— Edwin Abbott Abbott
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