"Democracy doesn’t belong to Government or to prime ministers. It belongs to the people."
— Norman Kirk

January 1, 1970

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Prime Ministers of New Zealand
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this statement featured in archival footage included in the NZBC documentary Inquiry – The Late Mr Norman Kirk, which was broadcast in September 1974 after Kirk passed away on 31 August 1974,