“A man whose patriotism does not rise higher than blind allegiance to that false sentiment, ‘My country, right or wrong,’ is unworthy of the name of patriot, ‘ said Archbishop Averill, preaching at Auckland on Sunday last (reports the Auckland Star), “and a nation which seeks to enlarge its borders and to increase its power by any means, whether fair or foul. is a blight upon civilisation and i menace to the world's peace. An Umpire which relies upon man-power merely, which subverts the inventive brain of man to liabolioa! ends, and ignores the only real foundation of manhood—namely, character—is already sowing the seeds of its own destruction. '*
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19748, 26 March 1926, Page 6
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