I Happened To Be One Of Those Who Thought All These Expenses Necessary, And I Had The Good Fortune To Have The Majority Of Both Houses Of Parliament On My Side. - SearchQuotes

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I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side.

Robert Walpole

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