#zeal

In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government. ↗

— Helen Clark

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It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets. ↗

— Helen Clark

#certainly #democracy #fair #had #lifetime

New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues. ↗

— Helen Clark

#human #human rights #interest #international #issues

Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American. ↗

— Helen Clark

#course #new #new zealand #well #zealand

Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all. ↗

— Helen Clark

#been #each #frequently #in the past #ministers

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting. ↗

— Helen Clark

#arrangement #australia #both #could #damage

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. ↗

— Confucius

#others #same #were #you #yourself

God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia. ↗

— Russell Crowe

#australia #bless #christ #defend #god

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves. ↗

— Junius

#holy #mistaken #others #ourselves #persuading

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human. ↗

— Barry Humphries

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