Historical Trust Records

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    “What is the historical function of Parliament in this country? It is to prevent the Government from governing.”
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    “Nor do they trust their tongue alone,
    But speak a language of their own;
    Can read a nod, a shrug, a look,
    Far better than a printed book;
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    “In America, the photographer is not simply the person who records the past, but the one who invents it.”
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