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On the recordFebruary 24, 1994
I have often wondered how Shakespeare could have come to know and understand human nature as well as he obviously did, probably more so than any other man--any man other than Jesus Christ--who ever walked this planet; and how he came to understand human nature so comprehensively without having been first majority leader of the U.S. Senate. I am at a loss to explain.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia

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Senator Byrd reflects on Shakespeare's understanding of human nature.

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