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Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.

William Hague

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
Biographer
British Politician
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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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Egypt is a sovereign nation.
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