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Lord Acton Quotes

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
Lord Acton

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Historian Quotes
Category:
British Historian Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 10, 1834
Date of Death:
June 19, 1902
Nationality:
British
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Lord Acton


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