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Greens are not expected to be anything but nice.

— David Lange

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Notes from Wikiquote

Referring to the New Zealand Ecological Movement.

More quotes by David Lange

After a very long year we've got a very short knight.

Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988)

When asked, "So, what are you going to do with the rest of your life?": "I'm going to be a jockey."

On seeing a machine labelled "media steriliser", Lange quipped: "Have that sent to my office immediately."

My back is so scar-tissued that you couldn't find a place to slip a knife.

Source: A Dictionary of New Zealand Political Quotations (2000)

If the American global strategy is dependent on the ability of nuclear ships to come to New Zealand, then God defend the world.

Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988)

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