The Penguin Bicentennial History of Australia Quotes

“The pioneers were prepared to suffer hardship in order to get a foothold in the Australia they were in the process of building... Within a half century of settlement, the foundations of a British civilization had been laid down on a continent which was months removed by sea from its cultural origins. The fact that one aspect of this civilization was that of a penal colony did not stop the determined drive of many citizens to shape a free society.”
― John N. Molony, The Penguin Bicentennial History of Australia: the Story of 200 Years