Facts about Edmund Barton

Occup.	Politician
From	Australia
Born	January 18, 1849
Died	January 7, 1920
Aged	70 years

Summary

Edmund Barton was a famous Politician from Australia, who lived between January 18, 1849 and January 7, 1920. He/she became 70 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Edmund.

7 Famous quotes by Edmund Barton

"I say further that our system of education should be unsectarian"

Edmund Barton

"The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other"

Edmund Barton

"It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education"

Edmund Barton

"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

"Creating a nation requires the will of the people!"

Edmund Barton

"I was for two years a pupil at the Model School in Fort street which was then conducted upon the Irish national system, and if any special religious instruction was given in connection with that system, I do not recollect it"

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