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"I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them."

Clement Attlee, English Leader

Being, Nations, Old, Wine

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"I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them."

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