“The true historian, therefore, seeking to compose a true picture of a given period, must find out the age of the people, and what they were doing.”

— Augustine Birrell

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About Augustine Birrell

Politician • British

Augustine Birrell was a prominent British Liberal politician, barrister, and man of letters. He served in the cabinet as President of the Board of Education and later as the Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to...

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