Quote by Henry Lawson
It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated

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 Lawson

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On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as separate from any other nation as Australia from any other land, there would be no jealousy between them on Englands account. – Henry Lawson

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Jealousy
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Oh, my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low, Im at home and at ease on a track that I know not, And restless and lost on a road that I know. – Henry Lawson

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Home
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As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country. – Leonard Boswell

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Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day. – Gene Perret

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Anniversary

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and… the state in which you will find solid happiness. – Benjamin Franklin

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Anniversary

Married people from my generation are like an endangered species! – Patrice Leconte

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