One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.
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These are some quotes by English author Clement Attlee Leader, who lived between January 3, 1883 and October 8, 1967.