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Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

William E. Gladstone

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William E. Gladstone
Age: 88 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1898
Died: May 19
Diplomat
Leader
Politician
Statistician
City of Liverpool
William Gladstone
Gladstone
W. E. Gladstone
The Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone
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Race
Human
Humans
Selfishness
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