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Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future.

Aneurin Bevan

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Aneurin Bevan
Age: 62 †
Born: 1897
Born: November 15
Died: 1960
Died: July 6
Politician
Secretary Of State For Health
Trade Unionist
Nye Bevan
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Backwards
Walking
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Future
Men
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I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest.
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