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A ginooine statesman should be on his guard, if he must hev beliefs, not to b'lieve 'em too hard.

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Beliefs
Politician
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Statesmen
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Guard

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