What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass. (William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne)

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

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

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