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Reid was neither federal nor anti-federal but either at need and as far as possible both at once. It is difficult indeed to describe so extraordinary… - Alfred Deakin
" "Reid was neither federal nor anti-federal but either at need and as far as possible both at once. It is difficult indeed to describe so extraordinary a man without appearing to caricature him ...
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About Alfred Deakin
(3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was an Australian politician who served as the second from 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908 and 1909 to 1910. He held office as the leader of the , and in his final term as that of the Liberal Party. He is notable for being one of the founding fathers of Federation and for his influence in early .
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The Honourable Alfred Deakin
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One of Sir Henry Parkes's besetting foibles was a love of associating himself with notables of the day, of whom he devoutly preserved all mementoes, of whom he frequently spoke and with whom he corresponded whenever possible. At the [Federation] Conference of 1890 he managed to introduce with comments a letter from Lecky and to mention by the way that he had been introduced to him by Lord Tennyson.
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