A History of New Zealand Quotes

“The expansion of Europe had begun. Before it ended, in our own time, the greater part of the world, including the scattered islands of the Pacific, was to be seized by an insatiable civilization, greedy for spices or for realms of gold; for land, mere novelty, or for souls.”
― Keith Sinclair, A History of New Zealand

“So the convict establishment, born of poverty and hatred, gave birth to wealth and hope.”
― Keith Sinclair, A History of New Zealand