Charles Haughey (1925–2006) Irish politician
Fintan O'Toole, "A Life and Legacy". Irish Times, 14th June 2006.
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“He had no special hobbies, but he needed luxury in general of a kind, and especially the luxury of getting things in a hurry, his theory being that everything comes to the man who won't wait.”
Source: Tenterhooks (1912), Chapter vii.
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