One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
WALTER SCOTT
WALTER SCOTT
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Walter Scott87 quotes“One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.”
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