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Portrait of Lord John Russell is an 1853 portrait painting by the British artist Francis Grant. It depicts the politician Lord John Russell, a Whig who twice served as Prime Minister from 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866.
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“What a pity that he who steals a penny loaf should be hung, whilst he who steals thousands of the public money should be acquitted!”
“[A proverb is] one man's wit, and all men's wisdom.”
“I wish I knew what to do to help your country. But, as I do not, it is of no use giving her smooth words, as O’Connell told me, and I must be silent.”
“If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.”
“I have seemed cold to my friends, but it was not in my heart.”
“What courage! There is not a man on the Tory benches around him but doesn't disapprove of every word he says.”
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