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Peace is an Excellent Thing, and War is a great Misfortune. But there are Many things More valuable than Peace, and many Things Much worse than war. The maintenance of the Ottoman Empire belongs to the First Class, the Occupation of Turkey by Russia belongs to the Second.

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Age: 80 †
Born: 1784
Born: October 20
Died: 1865
Died: October 18
Former Foreign Secretary
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Henry John Temple
Viscount Palmerston
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