Nick Griffin in the European Parliament

[Several short speeches or comments made by Nick Griffin in the European Parliament.] Debates: Wednesday, 15 January 2014 – Strasbourg 5. Programme of activities of the Greek Presidency (debate) Nick Griffin (NI). – Madam President, Prime Minister, 2014 is supposed to be the year of democracy in Europe, but what kind of democracy tears up […]

Chris Watson, leader of the Labor Party, seeks to strengthen the White Australia policy

[A speech by Chris Watson regarding the White Australia Policy, in the House of Representatives, 25 September 1901. Chris Watson later became the Labor Party’s first Prime Minister, in 1904.] Mr WATSON (Bland) – Before I move the amendment of which I have given notice, and which I think will not have the effect of […]

Chris Watson, leader of the Labor Party, speaks in support of White Australia

[A speech by Chris Watson regarding the White Australia Policy, in the House of Representatives, 6 September 1901. Chris Watson later became the Labor Party’s first Prime Minister, in 1904.] Mr WATSON (Bland) – I think that from this section of the House one may, without presumption, congratulate the acting leader of the Opposition upon […]

US President Abraham Lincoln’s first State of the Union address, 3 December 1861

[An extract from Abraham Lincoln’s first State of the Union address, in which he proposes sending American Blacks to an overseas colony.] Under and by virtue of the act of Congress entitled “An act to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes,” approved August 6, 1861, the legal claims of certain persons to the labor and […]

US President Abraham Lincoln speaks out against racial equality

[An extract from Abraham Lincoln’s opening speech in a debate between him and Stephen A. Douglas during the 1858 campaign in Illinois for the US Senate (Lincoln was the Republican Party candidate, whilst Douglas was the Democratic Party candidate). Lincoln wanted to make it clear that he was not an outright abolitionist (he was fighting […]

US President Abraham Lincoln advocates freeing the slaves and sending them to Africa

[An extract from Abraham Lincoln’s speech of 16 October 1854, in which he opposes a law (designed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas) that would enable the new US territories of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed within their boundaries. As an opponent of slavery, Lincoln had consistently opposed […]

Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood speech”

[Enoch Powell delivered his most famous speech on the 20th of April 1968, at a meeting of the Conservative Association in Birmingham. Powell outlined the concerns of many British people over the future of their country. Although he did not mention the phrase “rivers of blood”, his speech included the sentence “As I look ahead, […]

Alfred Deakin speaks on the Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill

[Extracts from a speech by Alfred Deakin regarding the Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill, in the House of Representatives, 10 November 1905.] The Immigration Restriction Act, No. 17 of 1901, covers two entirely distinct classes of immigrants. The first comprises those who are sought to be excluded because of differences of type and tendency, which render […]

Alfred Deakin speaks in support of the Immigration Restriction Bill

[A speech by Alfred Deakin in support of the Immigration Restriction Bill (the main basis of the White Australia Policy), in the House of Representatives, 12 September 1901.] IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION BILL Second Reading House Hansard Thursday, 12 September 1901 Mr DEAKIN (Ballarat, Attorney-General) – The honorable member who has just concluded has, in his last […]