Share this sentence
— Henry Lawson"The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite the singularity of its characteristics, the interest of its history, the rapidity of its advance, and the stupendous promise of its future."
Related information
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation.
— Janet Malcolm
Next Quote
A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral regions and so-called backward peoples.
— Emily Greene Balch
Loading recommended content...