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'Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.'

'Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.'

'The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.'

'Britain is the grit in the European oyster'

Born in Merton, London
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Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul. - Oscar Wilde
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Canterbury Monks Observe Massive Meteor Event - 1178, Battle of Sevenoaks - 1450, 1st British Life Insurance Policy - 1583, Battle of Chalgrove Field - 1643, Johnson Contracts to Produce His Dictionary - 1746, Battle of Waterloo - 1815, Redcoats Drop Breeches - 1823, Staines Air Disaster - 1972, Battle of Orgreave - 1984
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