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Charles Haughey was undoubtedly a great statesman... By far the most gifted politician of his generation,
he squandered his opportunities for greatness on luxuriant rhetoric and luxurious living.
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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Fintan O'Toole
Born:
1958
(age 67)
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Fintan O'Toole is a columnist, literary editor and drama critic for The Irish Times.
Known for:
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects (2013)
Shakespeare Is Hard, but So Is Life (2002)
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