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All our geese are swans.

Henry Burton

All our geese are swans.

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The pursuit of the perfect then is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

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The pursuit of the perfect then is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

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About Henry Burton

Henry Burton may refer to:

Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury (1924–1945)
Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician
Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English Puritan
Henry Burton (South African politician) (1866–1935), cabinet minister in first Union government
Henry Stanton Burton (1819–1869), American Army officer
Henry Burton (cricketer) (1874–1964), English cricketer
Henry Marley Burton (1821–1880), British architect