“People have a right to protest peacefully, but there's absolutely no excuse for anyone to be conducting a campaign of intimidation that may be directed at anyone because of their religion or because of their background.” PeopleMayExcuseCampaignsBackgroundsProtestNo ExcusesIntimidationConducting Author:Tim Soutphommasane
“No-one wants to see violence of any kind on our streets, certainly not any violence that's justified by extreme nationalist ideas or that targets people because of their religion.” PeopleWantKindIdeasViolenceStreetsExtremesTargetJustified Author:Tim Soutphommasane
“People should not be responding to bigoted ugliness with any ugliness of their own.” PeopleShouldUglinessResponding Author:Tim Soutphommasane
“There are many in public life who deserve only our praise and admiration. But there are too many who are products of a class that knows little other than spin and the machinations of politics. Little wonder that leadership of the transforming sort is so hard to come by. The danger is that this may be permanent. Where our best people shun politics because the profession isn't honoured as it once was, this only serves to make the profession even less honoured.” PeopleKnowsMayLittlesHardLeadershipWonderClassDangerProductsDeservePraiseProfessionPermanentAdmirationTransformingPublic Life Author:Tim Soutphommasane
