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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

English Statesman

Born: Apr 13, 1593

Died: May 12, 1641

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It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great lords, and a desire of rule a great cause of their ruin. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

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