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If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world.

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Age: 71 †
Born: 1862
Born: April 25
Died: 1933
Died: September 7
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