"What’s the matter with these people? Can’t they see what’s good for them?"

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Anglicans from the United KingdomRoyaltyEnvironmentalists from EnglandPeople from GreeceHouse of Windsor
Original Language: English

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Reportedly said in response to the Australian people voting to retain the monarchy in the 1999 republic referendum. "Monarchy and the End of Empire" Philip Murphy (2013).