“We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people”

—  Alexander Mackenzie

Speech to the House of Commons, March 10, 1875
Variant: We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people

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