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“The work to me is everything, and I would throw every rule overboard and send them to the bottom of the sea tomorrow, if I felt there were a more excellent way.”

Quote by Thomas John Barnardo

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Thomas John Barnardo

Thomas John Barnardo, born on July 4, 1845, in Ireland, and died on September 19, 1905. He was a philanthropist and educator, renowned for his establishment of orphanages in England. more

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