Verified Source: Winston Churchill — "In the twinkling of an eye, I…"

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En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, me encontré sin oficina, sin asiento, sin partido y sin apéndice.

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Churchill, 1931, ‘Election Memories’, Strand Magazine

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