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Somemenare bornkings and someare bornstatesmen. The two are seldom the same.
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
Age: 94 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 26
Died: 1950
Died: November 2
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I really don't think I could consent to go to Heaven if I thought there were no animals there.
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Democracy is a word all public men use and none understand.
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You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard, but by attacking, and getting well hammered yourself.
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