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In great cities men are brought together by the desire of gain. They are not in a state of co-operation, but of isolation, as to the making of fortunes and for all the rest they are careless of neighbors.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Benjamin Disraeli
Age: 76 †
Born: 1804
Born: December 21
Died: 1881
Died: April 19
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Former Leader Of The House Of Commons
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