Brit Quote:
A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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On this day:
Great Fire of London 1212 - 1212, Nelson Loses Eye - 1794, First Briton Killed in Aircraft Accident - 1910, Debut of the Rolling Stones - 1962
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