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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
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Statesman
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Dublin city
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Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe.
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