It Is, And Long Has Been My Opinion, And I Have Heard Honourable Members In This House Declare It To Be Theirs - That It Is The Duty Of Parliament Equally To Protect All The Different Interests In The Country. - SearchQuotes

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It is, and long has been my opinion, and I have heard honourable members in this House declare it to be theirs - that it is the duty of Parliament equally to protect all the different interests in the country.

Joseph Hume

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