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Haunted from my early youth by the transitoriness and pathos of life, I was aware that it is not enough to say I am doing no harm, I ought to be testing myself daily, and asking myself what I am really achieving.

Margot Asquith

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Margot Asquith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1864
Born: January 1
Died: 1945
Died: January 1
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County of Peebles
Margot Asquith
Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Emma Alice Margaret Tennant
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