“I am not for taking away from the people any of their privileges; but I am for preserving the privileges of the people.”

— Spencer Perceval

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About Spencer Perceval

Politician • British

Spencer Perceval was a British statesman and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He remains the only British prime minister to have been...

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