Florence Nightingale to Dr. Walker (19 October 1865), quoted in Jasper Ridley, Lord Palmerston (1970), p. 584
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Tho' he made a joke when asked to do the right thing, he always did it. No one else will be able to carry the things thro' the Cabinet as he did. I shall lose a powerful protector... He was much more in earnest than he appeared. He did not do himself justice.
— Florence Nightingale on Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
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About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British nurse, a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician.
About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British nurse, a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician.
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