Parties on the back of Parties, at war with the world and with each ot…

Thomas Carlyle
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Parties on the back of Parties, at war with the world and with each other. ✨ Thomas Carlyle (2002). The Life of Oliver Cromwell: With a Selection from His Letters and Speeches, p.166, The Minerva Group, Inc.
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Parties on the back of Parties, at war with the world and with each other. ✨ Thomas Carlyle (2002). The Life of Oliver Cromwell: With a Selection from His Letters and Speeches, p.166, The Minerva Group, Inc.

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