Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Writer Born: June 17, 1867 Death: September 2, 1922 |
“I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is.”
“Socially I never was an outsider. I have never thought of the conflict element before frankly, but perhaps it was wanting to belong, and at the same time wanting to retain one's own personality.”