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George Bernard Shaw, on Wilde's plea of 'not guilty':
A man rightly accused of homosexuality is perfectly entitled to plead 'not guilty' in the legal sense. He might admit that he was technically guilty of a breach of local law, and his conscious might admit a sin against a moral law. But if he believes as Wilde personally did that homosexuality is not a crime, he is perfectly entitled to say he is not guilty of it.
— Feb 14, 2025 06:07AM
A man rightly accused of homosexuality is perfectly entitled to plead 'not guilty' in the legal sense. He might admit that he was technically guilty of a breach of local law, and his conscious might admit a sin against a moral law. But if he believes as Wilde personally did that homosexuality is not a crime, he is perfectly entitled to say he is not guilty of it.
