“
A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly exercise the great powers with which they are invested.
— Edmund Barton
No quotes are currently available.
Edmund Barton
politician, diplomat, judge, lawyer
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1849 – 1920
Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party, before resigning in 1903 to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia, on which he served until his death in 1920. Barton is regarded as a founding father of Australia, a principal leader in the federation of the Australian colonies and a drafter of the Commonwealth Constitution.
All Quotes by Edmund Barton
“
If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.
— Edmund Barton
“
I say further that our system of education should be unsectarian.
— Edmund Barton
“
It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.
— Edmund Barton