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Robert Walpole
I have lived...
I have lived long enough in the world, Sir, . . . to know that the safety of a minister lies in his having the...
They now ring...
They now ring the bells, but they will soon wring their hands.
Source: Remark on...
I took the...
I took the right sow by the ear.
Source: Commenting on his perception that, to...
The balance of...
The balance of power.
Source: Speech in House of Commons, 13 Feb. 1741.
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All those men...
All those men have their price.
Source: In Memoirs of Sir Robert Walpole, by W....