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Whether splendidly isolated or dangerously isolated, I will not now debate but for my part, I think splendidly isolated, because the isolation of England comes from her superiority.
Wilfrid Laurier
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Wilfrid Laurier
Age: 77 †
Born: 1841
Born: November 20
Died: 1919
Died: February 17
Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier
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