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“The time must come to all of us, who live long, when memory is more than prospect. An angler who has reached this stage and reviews the pleasure of life will be grateful and glad that he has been an angler, for he will look back on days radiant with happiness, peaks of enjoyment that are no less bright because they are lit in memory by the light of a setting sun.”

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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, born on April 25, 1862, and died on September 7, 1933, was a prominent British diplomat and politician. He played a significant role in British foreign policy, particularly during World War I as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. more

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