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We have many times led Europe in the fight for freedom. It would be an ignoble end to our long history if we tamely accepted to perish by degrees.

Anthony Eden

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Anthony Eden
Age: 79 †
Born: 1897
Born: June 12
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
Aristocrat
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
Politician
Durham
England
Robert Anthony Eden
1st Earl of Avon
Sir Anthony Eden
Lord Avon
Earl of Avon
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Freedom
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