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WHO WROTE "Men will fly from starvation to the uttermost ends of the earth . . ."

Posted by Phil on November 28, 2002

WHO WROTE THIS? I believe it is related to the founding of New Zealand.

"Men will fly from starvation to the uttermost ends of the earth, and from our villages and towns thousands after them, find their way to the seaports knowing and caring little where or how they go, provided only they are taken away from a country which refuses to support them in honest industry".

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