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It is impossible that the whisper of a faction should prevail against the voice of a nation.

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

Among the defects of the Bill, which were numerous, one provision was conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence.

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

[A proverb is] one man's wit, and all men's wisdom.

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

If peace cannot be maintained with honor, it is no longer peace.

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

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Born: August 18, 1792

Died: May 28, 1878 (aged 85)

Bio: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on two occasions during the mid-19th century.

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