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Quote by Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

“It is one of the misfortunes of our political system that parties are formed more with reference to controversies that are gone by than to the controversies which these parties have actually to decide.”

Quote by Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was a prominent British politician who served as Lord Chancellor, Foreign Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He played a significant role in British politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a key figure in the Conservative Party. more

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