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CONCLUSION Darwin said ‘Adapt or perish’. That the Maori by rapidly adopting this injunction has no intention of perishing is evident on all sides and obvious to all who are interested in him. Improved living standards, wider education, his own racial pride and that elusive something compounded of intelligence, temperament and genius, has given him fresh confidence in his ability to carve out his own place in modern society. The first aim is to become a well-balanced, informed, useful citizen, as exemplified by all the earnest, educated and enthusiastic young people of today. The modern young Maori is privileged in being able to accept the best from both cultures—the wonderful material benefits of the pakeha world and the enriching qualities of his own.

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Te Ao Hou, March 1960, Page 59

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CONCLUSION Te Ao Hou, March 1960, Page 59

CONCLUSION Te Ao Hou, March 1960, Page 59