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The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.

Edmund Barton

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Edmund Barton
Age: 70 †
Born: 1849
Born: January 18
Died: 1920
Died: January 7
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Australia
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Glebe
New South Wales
Australia
Sir Edmund Barton
Toby Barton
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