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The longer I live, the more clearly do I see the folly of yielding a rash and precipitate assent to any political measure.

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As minister of the Crown…I reserve to myself, distinctly and unequivocally, the right of adapting my conduct to the exigency of the moment, and to the wants of the country.

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One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
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Robert Peel

Robert Peel
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Born: February 5, 1788
Died: July 2, 1850 (aged 62)
Bio: Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a British statesman and member of the Conservative Party, who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and twice served as Home Secretary.
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