The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.
Source: Lecture Delivered to the Art Students of the Royal Academy, 30 Jun 1883; in Essays and Lectures, 1908.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.