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It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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Bessie Braddock: Winston, you're drunk. Churchill: Bessie, you're ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober.
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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
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