“I was born too late and missed the dream of empire. Its shadow, the Co...” — Richard Flanagan Quote

“I was born too late and missed the dream of empire. Its shadow, the Commonwealth, coincides with my life but rarely connected with it.”

“I was one of six kids; my grandmother lived with us. We had an aunt who used to have nerves, and all her kids would turn up and live with us.”

“The number of those identifying as Aborigine in Tasmania rapidly rose in the late 20th century.”

“There is a reason why conservatives talk about 'government' and not 'self-government,' because to refer to the latter is to concede that 'the government' is really the most basic product of our political commonwealth, that it is what we produce among ourselves so as to order the production of everything else that we do together.”

“We are focused on getting Virginians back to work and expanding opportunity across the Commonwealth.”

“Hate has no place in our great Commonwealth.”