Norman Kirk
Norman Eric Kirk PC (6 January 1923 – 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also served as the seventh leader of the Labour Party from 1965 to 1974.
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Quotes
[edit]- There are four things that matter to people: they have to have somewhere to live, they have to have food to eat, they have to have clothing to wear, and they have to have something to hope for.
- as quoted in an interview with journalist George Andrews for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) when he was the leader of the opposition.
- Democracy doesn’t belong to Government or to prime ministers. It belongs to the people.
- this statement featured in archival footage included in the NZBC documentary Inquiry – The Late Mr Norman Kirk, which was broadcast in September 1974 after Kirk passed away on 31 August 1974,
