TOPICS OF THE DAY
Democratic Values “I must acknowledge that many mistakes were made during the course of the years since the war. If I were to sum up what we should aim at, I should say that in future British policy should aim at reconciling our obligations with the strength with which it is in our power to carry out those obligations. I believe that if we learn that lesson we can then study any scheme for an ideal future such as federal union or any other scheme, and try to work out what may be after the war the ideal system of international relations. I can define only in general terms those traditions which we hope will survive. We have in the Empire attempted to preserve those principles for which we are fighting.”—Mr. R. A. Butler.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21035, 10 February 1940, Page 6
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