"We need to be rid of the addiction of militarism, which is wildly excessive, out of control, and which must be confronted or surely it will annihilate us spiritually if not physically, especially because this excess occurs at the expense of present pressing needs of human beings."
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BUDGET STATEMENT AND PAPERS 1985-86, Parliament of Australia. Retrieved: November 23 2023.
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