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By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.

John Acton

John Acton Biography

  Nationality: English
Type: Historian

Born: January 10, 1834
Death: June 19, 1902
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“I like to accessorise shirts with a little ribbon tied round my collar or a country style ascot. I've also sewed little hearts on some of my sleeves which I've done for years because I always wear my heart on my sleeve so if you see a little embroidered heart on my clothes, that's why!”

 

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“I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.”

 

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