One can only influence the strong characters in life, not t… - Margot Asquith

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One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone.

Margot Asquith

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Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford & Asquith (2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish-born socialite and author, married to the British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.

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Birth Name: Emma Alice Margaret Tennant • Margaret Emma Alice Tennant • Alice Emma Margaret Tennant

Alternative Names: Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith • Margot Tennant

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