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I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics, especially if you're there for a long time.

Robert Harris

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Robert Harris
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 7
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
Robert Dennis Harris
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Politics

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