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I have nothing to declare but my genius.......

Posted by Bruce Kahl on June 04, 2001

In Reply to: I have nothing to declare but my genius....... posted by Natalie on June 04, 2001

: Can anyone tell me where Oscar Wilde said this?
: He said it in customs, but I need to know which city/ country?

Wilde began his North American tour in New York on January 3, 1882 and when he disembarked from the S.S. Arizona at the New York Custom House in NYC he stated that " I have nothing to declare but my genius.......".

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