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Line 5: ==Life== ===Career=== Born in [[Dublin]], de Vere White studied at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. ~~and~~He later qualified as a solicitor. ~~He later~~and became a partner inat a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of ''[[The Irish Times]]'', a post he held from 1961 to 1977. Writing in [[1968 in Ireland\|1968]], he harshly criticized both the [[Constitution of Ireland]] and the existing political system, "At the time of this writing, the Constitution of the [[Irish Republic\|Republic]] is under scrutiny, but it is unlikely that any proposed changes therein will radically alter the system established. A Constitution on [[Constitution of the United States\|the United States model]] might well suit [[Irish people\|the people]] better than the present one; but the Irish are too innately [[Social Conservatism\|Conservative]] ever to bring about such a change except by gradual and almost imperceptible degrees."<ref> Terence de Vere White (1968), ''New Nations and Peoples Library: Ireland'', [[Thames and Hudson]]. Page 83.</ref>

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