"The Treaty Principles Bill has done exactly what its champion, David Seymour, intended – it has sparked a national conversation. And that conversation has been eye-opening to say the least. Never could I have ever predicted that ‘equality’ would be treated as ... a dirty word.
"The immortal words of Dr Martin Luther King Junior’s 'I have a dream' speech, treasured for decades after his death, are now out of fashion according to certain sections of our society and Nelson Mandela would today perhaps be condemned for the ideals he said he would die for:'… the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.'"... It is extraordinary that needs to be said, but equality is not racist."~ Don Brash from his post 'Equality is not a dirty word'
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