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Harold Nicolson

(1886—1968)

English diplomat

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.

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(1902-1968) U.S. novelist Father and son are natural enemies and each is happier and more secure in keeping it that way. www.english-slang.com

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