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Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Benjamin Disraeli
Age: 76 †
Born: 1804
Born: December 21
Died: 1881
Died: April 19
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