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Meaning
The quote says that wanting to leave something for your children is a very basic human impulse. It frames that desire as natural and widely shared rather than unusual or complicated.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About George Osborne
British former politician and newspaper editor
George Gideon Oliver Osborne is a British former politician and newspaper editor. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in David Cameron’s government. A Conservative Party member, Osborne was the Member of Parliament for Tatton from 2001 to 2017. His public life is tied to British politics and the senior offices he held during the Cameron years.
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