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Solitude shows us what should be society shows us what we are.

Robert Cecil

Solitude shows us what should be society shows us what we are.

Tags: solitude, should, us

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About Robert Cecil

Robert Cecil may refer to:

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563–1612), English administrator and politician, MP for Westminster, and for Hertfordshire
Robert Cecil (1670–1716), Member of Parliament for Castle Rising, and for Wootton Basset
Robert Cecil (MP for Old Sarum) (died 1657), English politician
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864–1958) British lawyer, politician and diplomat
Robert Cecil (British diplomat) (1913–1994), British diplomat and writer
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (disambiguation), several people