atience ▁and ▁a ▁dedic ation ▁but ▁an ▁un rem itting ▁friend lin ess ▁to ▁anyone ▁even ▁though ▁that ▁ ▁person ▁may ▁have ▁argued ▁or ▁cont ested ▁positions ▁against ▁him . ▁– ▁Andrew ▁Pe ac ock ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁single - mind ed ness ▁of ▁purpose ▁through ▁which ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁achieve ▁his ▁political ▁amb itions . ▁Although ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁ ▁Parliament ▁would ▁have ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions , ▁they ▁would ▁all , ▁I ▁believe , ▁have ▁respect ed ▁the ▁views ▁that ▁he ▁expressed ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁conv iction ▁with ▁which ▁ ▁he ▁expressed ▁them . ▁– ▁Bob ▁Haw ke ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁one ▁of ▁Phill ip ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁greatest ▁qual ities ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁willing ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁O pp osition . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁all ▁wisdom ▁came ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁politics . ▁ ▁He ▁listened ▁to ▁deb ates ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁involved ; ▁if ▁he ▁thought ▁that ▁a ▁member ▁had ▁something ▁to ▁contribute ▁he ▁would ▁inv ite ▁the ▁member ▁to ▁his ▁office ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁matter , ▁and ▁he ▁ ▁often ▁acted ▁upon ▁it . ▁In ▁my ▁early ▁years ▁in ▁Parliament ▁I ▁took ▁a ▁considerable ▁interest ▁in ▁imm igration ▁and ▁question ed ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁things . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁discuss ions ▁we ▁had ▁ ▁in ▁his ▁office ▁about ▁the ▁matter , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Bor rie ▁National ▁Population ▁In qu iry