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The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.
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Birth: | 6th November, 1870 |
Death: | 1963 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Politician |
Sir Herbert Louis Samuel was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England. He was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931-35. He served as a Cabinet minister and to become the leader of a major British political party, and the last member of the Liberal Party to hold one of the four Great Offices of State. He educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as Member of Parliament for Cleveland from 1902-18, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Postmaster General, Home Secretary, High Commissioner of Palestine from 1920-25, and Member of Parliament for Darwen from 1929-35. He wrote several books include: Essays in Physics, In Search of Reality, and A Threefold Cord.
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