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The duty of an Opposition [is] very simple…to oppose everything, and propose nothing.

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Definition of an independent Member of Parliament, viz. one that could not be depended upon.

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

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Born: March 29, 1799

Died: October 23, 1869 (aged 70)

Bio: Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby was a British statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party.

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