"The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you knew what you were going to get up to, today would be like yesterday."
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About Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. He was a member of the Conservative Party and held various prominent positions in the government, including Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Balfour is best known for the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which expressed British support for a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. He was also a proponent of tariff reform and free trade policies.
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