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Quote by Kenneth Hare

“I take politics only medicinally, as a cure of occasional attacks of insomnia.”

Quote by Kenneth Hare

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Kenneth Hare was a renowned climatologist, born on February 5, 1919, and passed away on September 3, 2002. His research in climatology had a profound impact on the understanding of global climate change. more

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