“It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as offensive as the brickbat. They at once sought for the journalist, found him, developed him, and made him their industrious and well-paid servant. It is greatly to be regretted, for both their sakes.”
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Wilde, O. (n.d.). It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as offensive as the brickbat. They at once sought for the journalist, found him, developed him, and made him their industrious and well-paid servant. It is greatly to be regretted, for both their sakes. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9726-it-was-a-fatal-day-when-the-public/
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Wilde, Oscar. “It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as offensive as the brickbat. They at once sought for the journalist, found him, developed him, and made him their industrious and well-paid servant. It is greatly to be regretted, for both their sakes.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9726-it-was-a-fatal-day-when-the-public/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Wilde, Oscar. “It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as offensive as the brickbat. They at once sought for the journalist, found him, developed him, and made him their industrious and well-paid servant. It is greatly to be regretted, for both their sakes.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9726-it-was-a-fatal-day-when-the-public/.