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“I have the greatest sympathy with the growth of the socialist party. I think they understand the evils that surround us and hammer them into peoples minds better than we Liberals.”

Quote by Charles Trevelyan

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Charles Trevelyan
Charles Trevelyan

Charles Trevelyan was a British historian and politician, born on April 2, 1807, and died on June 19, 1886. He had a significant influence in the fields of British history and politics. more

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