It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated ou… — Henry Lawson

It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia.

Henry LawsonWriter · Australian · 1867 – 1922

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Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us. — Jean de la Bruyere
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Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future. — Jean de la Bruyere
It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake. — Henry Lawson
It is the same with revolution; so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are satisfied that it spreads without bombast or parade. — Henry Lawson
Who says Australia offers not a home for every poor Englishman, or any other countryman that finds his way to our shores? And what sort of thanks do we get for it? — Henry Lawson