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The sorrows and disasters of Europe always brought fortune to America.

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Stephen Leacock
Age: 74 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 30
Died: 1944
Died: March 28
Economist
Humorist
Political Scientist
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Stephen Butler Leacock
America
Always
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Europe

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