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“If Gladstone fell in the Thames, that would be a misfortune. But if someone fished him out again, that would be a calamity.” quote by Benjamin Disraeli — Download Open image

““If Gladstone fell in the Thames, that would be a misfortune. But if someone fished him out again, that would be a calamity. ””

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