When I First Came To The House Of Commons And Walked Out Into The Lobby, Men Sprang To Their Feet. I Asked Them To Sit Down Since I'd Come To Walk Around. I Didn't Want Them Doing Me Favours. - SearchQuotes

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When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

Agnes Macphail

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