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They have barred us by barbed wire fences from the bens and glens: the peasant has been ruthlessly swept aside to make room for the pheasant, and the mountain hare now brings forth her young on the hearthstone of the Gael!

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I have become…uneasy lest we should get political power without our first having, or at least simultaneously having, an adequate economy to administer. What purport would there be in our getting a Scots parliament in Edinburgh if it has to administer an emigration system, a glorified Poor Law, and a graveyard!

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Tom Johnston

Tom Johnston

Born: November 2, 1881
Died: September 5, 1965 (aged 83)
Bio: Thomas Johnston was a prominent Scottish socialist and politician of the early 20th century, a member of the Labour Party, a member of parliament and government minister usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs.
Known for:
  1. The Captain and Me
  2. Toulouse Street
  3. Takin' It to the Streets
  4. What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

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