"This was a leader who listened to all sides, perhaps too much."
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Prime Ministers of CanadaLeaders of the Official Opposition (Canada)People from QuebecCatholics from CanadaLiberals
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Said by Theodore Roosevelt in a letter before his death in 1919 [citation needed].
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Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier GCMG, PC, KC (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.
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