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Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

William Hague

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
Biographer
British Politician
Historian
Judoka
Politician
William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
Tempered
Ambition
Knowledge
Best
Self

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