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You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.

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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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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