Richard Allen Quotes & Sayings

Many of the white people [who] have been instruments in the hands of God for our good, even such as have held us in captivity, are now pleading our cause with earnestness and zeal. — Richard Allen

I didn't accept it. I received it. — Richard Allen

Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate in the blessings of her luxuriant soil. — Richard Allen

According to ancient mythology, trees link the Earth to the sky. In this respect trees link humans to another world. — Richard Allen

The Lord was pleased to strengthen us, and remove all fear from us, and disposed our hearts to be as useful as possible. — Richard Allen

The celebrated Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira loved the Ghost Gums of the Northern Territory ... They are evocatively Australian, their white trunks contrasting with the red earth and the deep blue sky of the Dreamtime region that has for centuries sustained Namatjira's Aranda people. — Richard Allen

Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our vast continent. — Richard Allen