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Robert Menzies’ daughter spoke out today & caused me to seek out his famous “forgotten people” speech which reads like it was written about the people of Kooyong (because it probably was), but truer than ever in this day and age.
(Cont)
Robert Menzies’ daughter spoke out today & caused me to seek out his famous “forgotten people” speech which reads like it was written about the people of Kooyong (because it probably was), but truer than ever in this day and age.
(Cont)
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Menzies’ famous “forgotten people” ARE the people of Kooyong - middle class, unorganised, taken for granted by politicians, not rich enough to have individual power, who see their children as a great contribution to the nation, truly the backbone of the country.
(Cont)
Menzies’ famous “forgotten people” ARE the people of Kooyong - middle class, unorganised, taken for granted by politicians, not rich enough to have individual power, who see their children as a great contribution to the nation, truly the backbone of the country.
(Cont)
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Sir Robert Menzies would like & respect Dr Monique Ryan. He says
“greatest element in strong people is a fierce independence of spirit” & “brave acceptance of individual responsibility”. Dr Ryan’s decision to step forward in time of need is personification of his concept
Cont
Sir Robert Menzies would like & respect Dr Monique Ryan. He says
“greatest element in strong people is a fierce independence of spirit” & “brave acceptance of individual responsibility”. Dr Ryan’s decision to step forward in time of need is personification of his concept
Cont
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Monique Ryan possesses the qualities he defines as essential: “intelligent ambition which is the motive power of human progress” and ”the recognition of values which are other than pecuniary”.
(cont)
Monique Ryan possesses the qualities he defines as essential: “intelligent ambition which is the motive power of human progress” and ”the recognition of values which are other than pecuniary”.
(cont)
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Menzies celebrated independent thinking, saying “to distrust independent thought, to sneer at & impute false motives to public service - these are maladies of Australian democracy.” Hard to see him supporting MSM & politicians’ sneering “so-called, fake” rhetoric.
(cont)
Menzies celebrated independent thinking, saying “to distrust independent thought, to sneer at & impute false motives to public service - these are maladies of Australian democracy.” Hard to see him supporting MSM & politicians’ sneering “so-called, fake” rhetoric.
(cont)
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Menzies’ great speech appears to admonish current Liberals when he speaks of the danger when we “weigh men as votes and not as human beings”
His celebration of the intelligent drive of the middle class is “the case for a dynamic democracy as against the stagnant one”.
(cont)
Menzies’ great speech appears to admonish current Liberals when he speaks of the danger when we “weigh men as votes and not as human beings”
His celebration of the intelligent drive of the middle class is “the case for a dynamic democracy as against the stagnant one”.
(cont)
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His description of a community of people whose motto shall be, "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” accurately depicts the people of Kooyong who have worked tirelessly to create change for their children’s and grandchildren’s future.
(cont)
His description of a community of people whose motto shall be, "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” accurately depicts the people of Kooyong who have worked tirelessly to create change for their children’s and grandchildren’s future.
(cont)
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As we face an increasingly fraught future, Menzies’ words are particularly prescient:
”but what really happens to us will depend on how many people we have who are of the great and sober and dynamic middle-class - the strivers, the planners, the ambitious ones.”
(cont)
As we face an increasingly fraught future, Menzies’ words are particularly prescient:
”but what really happens to us will depend on how many people we have who are of the great and sober and dynamic middle-class - the strivers, the planners, the ambitious ones.”
(cont)
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Definitely worth a read, if only to remember what the Liberal Party used to stand for and to ponder how Menzies may well have respected the way the teal tshirted middle class are striving for democracy
liberals.net/theforgottenpe…
#Mon4Kooyong
Definitely worth a read, if only to remember what the Liberal Party used to stand for and to ponder how Menzies may well have respected the way the teal tshirted middle class are striving for democracy
liberals.net/theforgottenpe…
#Mon4Kooyong
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