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To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms.

William Hague

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
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British Politician
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Politician
William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.
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