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[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.
William E. Gladstone
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William E. Gladstone
Age: 88 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1898
Died: May 19
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City of Liverpool
William Gladstone
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W. E. Gladstone
The Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone
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