John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on two occasions
Source: Essays and Sketches of Life and Character (1820), p. 136
“The rare few, who, early in life, have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.”
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1870 - 1903, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies' (1890)
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