Quote#Truth
When the school children of Australia are told more truths about…
Quote byHenry Lawson · 1867–1922
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Neglected History (1887).
English (original)
When the school children of Australia are told more truths about their own country, and fewer lies about the virtues of Royalty, the day will be near when we can place our own national flag in one of the proudest places among the ensigns of the world.
— Henry Lawson
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