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The Worst Thing About Being A Great Power Is When You're Not One Any More. It Takes Centuries To Get Over It.
-Ben Elton
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The Worst Thing About Being
Ben Elton
The Worst Thing About Being A Great Power Is When You're Not One Any More. It Takes Centuries To Get Over It.
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