We ought to stand on our own individuality in all the glory which that
individuality implies but at the same time we must emerge from that
and with the fullest consciousness of ourselves we should reach out to
the world. That is the true philosophy of our nationality, and if we
are living in an empire to-day, we ought to see that we do not live
self-centred, in the splendid isolation of our own individuality. We
ought to give the fullest expression to our individuality but we ought
to do something more than that. We ought to reach out to the world
and how do we reach out to the world? It is by taking our legitimate
part in the empire. We should hold fast to this that our individuality
should be kept absolutely distinct, I should not give that up for the
whole world for if we give that up, we cease to be ourselves, (hear,
hear.) But stand on that as we must, we must stretch out our hands
across to the world. That we can only do by taking our legitimate part
in the activities of this great empire.