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On this day I remember words that have stayed with me since my childhood and which matter a great deal to me today, my school motto: I will try my outmost. This is my promise to all of the people of Britain and now let the work of change begin.

Gordon Brown

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Gordon Brown
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 20
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