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OT: Human Rights Framework 29-Aug-2010 At 7:46:04 PM Nooj

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On 5/05/2010 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:

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'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant
>who comes here in good faith becomes an Australian and assimilates himself
>to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for
>it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed,
>or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming
>in every facet an Australian, and nothing but an Australian... There can
>be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an Australian, but
>something else also, isn't an Australian at all. We have room for but one
>flag, the Australian flag.... We have room for but one language here, and
>that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty
>and that is a loyalty to the Australian people.'

Maybe the first settlers should have thought about that when they came to Australia. Where was their attempt at assimilation?