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I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it o
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"I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it out once I got there"

- Agnes Macphail

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Canada Flag This quote is written / told by Agnes Macphail between March 24, 1890 and February 13, 1954. He/she was a famous Politician from Canada. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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