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“New fathers, political prisoners, traumatised presidential aides, resolute schoolboys, MEPs addressing unfriendly chambers - we all find that Shakespeare has magically anticipated our precise circumstances. How he was possible, I still don't understand; but there isn't a day I'm not grateful that he speaks to me in my own language.”

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Daniel Hannan is a British politician born on September 1, 1971. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party and is known for his criticism of European integration. more

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