THE BEST MEN
DUTY OF DEMOCRACY “ The business of the democratic citizen is not merely to vote for representatives, who pledge themselves to support his interests, but to make use of men whose knowledge, character, and judgment are better than his own. “We need to restore the balance and proportion of our thought, to recognise that authority and tradition are no less valuable than experiment and scepticism, and to remember that the materialistic approach is only one of the approaches to the worlds of matter, life and value, and is not the one that reveals significance and purpose. “ We need a firm conviction of a common purpose that will include the material aims of the social reformer, but will not be limited by national or personal selfishness. “ Democracy cannot be maintained, except through the self-discipline, the hard determination, and concentration of energy that come from the recognition of religious truth.” From “The Recovery of the West,’’ by Michael Roberts.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4522, 12 January 1942, Page 2
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