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The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.
— Catherine Helen Spence
Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.
— Catherine Helen Spence
Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.
— Catherine Helen Spence
A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.
— Catherine Helen Spence
South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.
— Catherine Helen Spence
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.
— Catherine Helen Spence
I foresee, that, if my wants should be much increased, the labor required to supply them would become a drudgery.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life
— Catherine Helen Spence
I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in.
— Catherine Helen Spence
I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.
— Catherine Helen Spence
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.
— Catherine Helen Spence
My pamphlet did not set the Torrens on fire.
— Catherine Helen Spence
I look back to a happy childhood.
— Catherine Helen Spence
Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.
— Catherine Helen Spence
My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.
— Catherine Helen Spence
My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society.
— Catherine Helen Spence
The clay can become a bear," she said, "but not as long as it rests cold and wet in the riverbank.
— Orson Scott Card