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Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
William Ewart Gladstone
Born: December 29, 1809
Died: May 19, 1898 (aged 88)
Bio: William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal politician. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times, more than any other person, and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times.
Known for:
- Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age (1858)
- The Impregnable Rock Of Holy Scripture (1890)
- The Power of Twelve
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