It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
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About Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole was prime minister of great britain from 1721 to 1742. Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig statesman who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving from 1721 to 1742. His formal titles included First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons. Read more on Wikipedia →