"Before he [
Gilbert
Harding] could go to New York he had to get a US visa at the
American consulate in Toronto. He was called upon to fill in a
long form with many questions, including 'Is it your intention to
overthrow the Government of the United States by force?' By the
time Harding got to that one he was so irritated that he answered:
'Sole purpose of visit.'" -- from the Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations, spotted by
realinterrobang (at whose house I'm currently typing
this), at Respectful Insolence where commenter Krebiozen
notes having also seen it attributed to Quentin Crisp
[A blessed Samhain to all who celebrate it -- happy new year!]
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