Have I given any symptoms of an avaricious disposition? Have I obtained any grants from the crown since I have been placed at the head of the treasury? Has my conduct been different from that which others in the same station would have followed?
-- Robert Walpole
   
Robert Walpole   Name:
Robert Walpole
Type:
Statesman
Nationality:
British
Birth:
August 26, 1676
Death:
March 18, 1745
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