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Jonathan Swift Quotes

It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom.
Jonathan Swift

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
November 30, 1667
Date of Death:
October 19, 1745
Nationality:
Irish
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