William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes

What all the wise men promised has not happened and what all the dammed fools said would happen has come to pass.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

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  William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
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