"I have seen the Mississippi. That is muddy water. I have seen the Saint Lawrence. That is clear water. But the Thames is liquid history."
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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomPresidents of the Board of Trade (United Kingdom)Politicians from LondonLabor leaders
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Quoted in the Daily Mail (25 January 1943)
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John Burns
John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was a British trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics.
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