p. 265
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Throughout my advocacy of the University's cause I had experienced the truth of Goethe's maxim that it is best, if you wish to influence people, to begin by assuming that they are already what you would have them to be.
— Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
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About Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate and judge
About Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate and judge
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