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... character are little aware how much of what gains them this character they owe to the over- sight of those by whom they are continually surrounded , and how little to principle . When they emigrate to a country where this over- sight is ...
... character are little aware how much of what gains them this character they owe to the over- sight of those by whom they are continually surrounded , and how little to principle . When they emigrate to a country where this over- sight is ...
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... character ' . ' Harris ' was strongly im- pressed by the same trait when he wrote of the ' manly inde- pendence of disposition ' shown by emancipist workmen , and he noted too the practical bent of the colonists : I was awakened by our ...
... character ' . ' Harris ' was strongly im- pressed by the same trait when he wrote of the ' manly inde- pendence of disposition ' shown by emancipist workmen , and he noted too the practical bent of the colonists : I was awakened by our ...
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... character . This is a book all Australians should read . It puts our history in a new light , destroys a number of pleasant illusions about ourselves , and reveals our national character with rare frankness . ' The Advertiser , Adelaide ...
... character . This is a book all Australians should read . It puts our history in a new light , destroys a number of pleasant illusions about ourselves , and reveals our national character with rare frankness . ' The Advertiser , Adelaide ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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