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The noblest contribution which any man can make for the benefit of posterity, is that of character. The richest bequest which any man can leave to the youth of his native land, is that of a shining, spotless example.
Robert Charles Winthrop
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Robert Charles Winthrop
Age: 85 †
Born: 1809
Born: May 12
Died: 1894
Died: November 16
Lawyer
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Robert Winthrop
Robert C. Winthrop
R. C. Winthrop
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