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I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.
Tony Benn
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Tony Benn
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: April 3
Died: 2014
Died: March 14
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Former Member Of The European Parliament
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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When I think of Cool Britannia I think of old people dying of hypothermia.
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