Behaviour that’s admired is the path to power among people everywhere. - Seamus Heaney

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Behaviour that’s admired is the path to power among people everywhere.

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About Seamus Heaney

Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright, and translator. In 1995 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Alternative Names: Seamus Justin Heaney
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