“Rebels, especially successful rebels, were of necessity bad subjects and worse governors.”

— T. E. Lawrence , book Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922)

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British archaeologist, military officer, and diplomat 1888–1935

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