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"From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder"

- Albert Bushnell Hart

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This quote is written / told by Albert Bushnell Hart between July 1, 1854 and July 16, 1943. He/she was a famous Historian from USA. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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