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Poor fellow, he suffers from files.

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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Bureaucracy
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Fellows
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The hero's need of the people outlasts their need of him.
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He [Winston Churchill] is a man suffering from petrified adolescence.
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