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Resentment is, in every stage of the passion, painful, but it is not disagreeable, unless in excess pity is always painful, yet always agreeable vanity, on the contrary, is always pleasant, yet always disagreeable.

Alec Douglas-Home

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Alec Douglas-Home
Age: 92 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 2
Died: 1995
Died: October 9
Cricketer
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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Lord Home
Earl of Home
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home
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