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Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content in the deep conviction that the offer I traveled 22,000 miles to discuss with Indian leaders was a real contribution to a solution of our differences.

Stafford Cripps

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Stafford Cripps
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 24
Died: 1952
Died: April 21
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