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Civilisation cannot survive if it rests on a propertyless proletariat.
Ernest Bevin
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Ernest Bevin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1881
Born: March 9
Died: 1951
Died: April 13
British Statesman
Politician
Trade Unionist
Winsford
Somerset
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Proletariat
Civilisation
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Property
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