One layer was certainly 17t... by Clement Attlee, an English Leader

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“One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.”

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Clement Attlee

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Name: Clement Attlee

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Jan 3, 1883

Date of Death: Oct 8, 1967

Profession: Leader

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The last of our enemies is laid low.

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One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.

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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

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