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Wednesday 3 October 2012

Time for some quiet dignity

Colleagues and scholars from coast to coast, across Bass Strait and all the ships at sea.
Dateline: Australia, Federal Politics 2012.

It's time for some quiet dignity.

“He who learns must suffer;
and even in our sleep
pain that cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
and in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom
by the awful grace of God.”
― Aeschylus

While reflecting on the photos below, a sublime piece of music to play: The second movement from the 3rd Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068, by Johann Sebastian Bach play here

Photo: Andrew Meares


Photo: David Mariuz


Photo: Alex Ellinghausen


Photo: Andrew Meares

6 comments:

  1. Thank you Andrew.

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  2. Thank you. That brought tears to my eyes - and it punches Alan Jones (and his apologists )in the face better than anything else could.

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  3. Beautiful, compelling, uplifing.

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  4. Thank you - most eloquent.
    Such a contrast.
    fred

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  5. Dear Sir,

    What the earlier commenters have said, in spades. A superb tribute.

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  6. My Dad died last year. He inspired me. He formed my politics. He was not an elected official, just a bloke who influenced my views. A good Dad who hoped the best for his kids. He gave me politics not everyone would agree with. So will he get a 10 minute eulogy in Parliament?

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