"On the 10th day of October, Fiji achieved nationhood in the fullest sense of that term. There was no declaration of independence on her part, since independence was freely given. There was simply a grateful acceptance of the independence that was offered, and a dedication to the tasks that lay ahead and she became the master of her own destiny and assumed her place in the world family of Nations."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Sidney_Foster
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Robert Sidney Foster
1968
Sir Robert Sidney Foster (11 August 1913 β 12 October 2005) was a British colonial administrator who held various offices in both Africa and Oceania. He was Fiji's last colonial governor (1968β1970) and first Governor-General (1970β1973).
2 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Robert Sidney Foster β
Related Quotes
"In the lives of nations some occasions possess a unique character. Surely this, the opening of the Independent Fiji'sβ¦"
"Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old soβ¦"
"I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his spβ¦"
"Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him thβ¦"
"Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fβ¦"
"By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview cβ¦"
"I never really had any aspirations to be an actor when I was young. I wanted to play the piano in a bar, to be the olβ¦"
"If I do decide one day to stop acting, I just hate the idea of people going: 'Oh, did you ever do anything else besidβ¦"
"I don't really know how to act, I kind of wanted to somehow make it real, and one of the ways I've always thought makβ¦"
"This great anti-Fascist body of men have assured me that they will fight side by side with the Indian peoples."