Examines the positive net benefit of the British Empire – Science & technology, freedom from disease, global trade, destruction of the slave trade, parliamentary democracy, and individual liberty as well as protection from communist, fascist and other tyrannical “utopias.”
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47th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 4th June 2019. Held in the Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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ZeitgeistAuthor: David Duffy A recent article in the Australian newspaper spoke of Zeitgeist, the spirit of this day and age, as something pervasive and impalpable though very real, which politicians need to hitch a ride on to avoid eclipse, oblivion, and of course being voted out of office. The writer made the point that progressives now […]
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46th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 14th November 2018. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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Tell them in Lacedaimon, passer-byThat here, obedient to their word, we lie, Ὦ ξεῖν’, ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδεκείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. Simonides of Ceos (556 B.C. – 468 B.C.)Translated into English by F L Lucas as an English heroic coupletSparta was known as Lacedaimon In 480 B.C. 300 Spartans under King Leonidas held off […]
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Rowan Atkinson argues, in his inimitable style, for unfettered free speech with the right to offend. Yet he acknowledges that freedom comes with responsibility.
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45th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 8th August 2018. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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44th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 5th June 2018. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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43rd Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 10th April 2018. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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42nd Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 6th February 2018. Held in the Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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41st Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 14th November 2017. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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40th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 8th August 2017. Held in the Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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39th Round Table Forum of Western Heritage Australia. Evening of the 9th May 2017. Held in the Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
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Considering our civic Constitution.
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