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He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

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
Determined
Sound
Seems
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Tin
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Whistle
Trumpet
Trumpets
Modesty

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