NEW ZEALAND COMPLACENCY
»ir,-l was extremely pleased to reag C.S.E.’s letter in a recent. issue on "Let’s. Have It Out!"-I, too, was most agreeably impressed with the reasoned moderation and ability with which Mrs, McPhail put forward her views, in marked contrast to her opponents, one of whom at least. was concerned with one thing and one thing only-tg demonstrate that New Zealand and Ne Zealanders must be above criticism} When will New Zealanders discard thig childish attitude and stand up to criti cism? ‘The same thing occurred in thé case of the much less restrained comments of the Rev. R. Clough, which unloosed a flood of shrill expostulation: no one paused for\a moment to consideg whether anv of them might be true.
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(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 463, 7 May 1948, Page 5
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126NEW ZEALAND COMPLACENCY New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 463, 7 May 1948, Page 5
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