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Falsehood is a perennial spring.
Edmund Burke
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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
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Dublin city
Perennial
Falsehood
Liars
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Lying
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