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> [Reconciliation will not work if it puts a higher value on symbolic gestures and overblown promises rather than the practical needs of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/reconciliation-will-not-work-if-it-puts-a-higher-value-on-symbolic/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

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> [I think this is one of the problems that we're having in Indigenous affairs. Why we're not confronting the issues that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-think-this-is-one-of-the-problems-that-we-re-having-in-indigenous/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

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> [As far as I'm concerned, any Aboriginal that gets out there and accepts money that has been put out as a package…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-any-aboriginal-that-gets-out-there-and/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

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## More by Warren Mundine

> [The Labor Party has always - always been praised as leaders. In fact, there's probably more books written about ALP leaders and the ALP…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/the-labor-party-has-always-always-been-praised-as-leaders-in-fact/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [If you don't learn about each other, you do not understand each other, and you don't hide warts and all, both sides, then you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/if-you-don-t-learn-about-each-other-you-do-not-understand-each-other/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [ I noticed - and this is one of the people don't understand of Tony \[Abbot\] - he grew. To me he grew as opposition… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-noticed-and-this-is-one-of-the-people-don-t-understand-of-tony/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [A good government is one with a duty to help everyone, to maximise his or her potential: Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/a-good-government-is-one-with-a-duty-to-help-everyone-to-maximise-his/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [My father was an old - fashioned bloke, and he actually told me one day, "I'm not your friend, I'm your father. My job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/my-father-was-an-old-fashioned-bloke-and-he-actually-told-me-one-day/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [ If I told my parents that I was going to do that \[ to be really counsel to a Prime Minister\] when I was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/if-i-told-my-parents-that-i-was-going-to-do-that-to-be-really-counsel/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [Reconciliation will not work if it puts a higher value on symbolic gestures and overblown promises rather than the practical needs of Aboriginal and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/reconciliation-will-not-work-if-it-puts-a-higher-value-on-symbolic/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [I think this is one of the problems that we're having in Indigenous affairs. Why we're not confronting the issues that are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-think-this-is-one-of-the-problems-that-we-re-having-in-indigenous/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [You always felt not happy about things, but you just couldn't put your finger on what was going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/you-always-felt-not-happy-about-things-but-you-just-couldn-t-put-your/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [As far as I'm concerned, any Aboriginal that gets out there and accepts money that has been put out as a package for this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-any-aboriginal-that-gets-out-there-and/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [Unless we confront our history, unless we deal with it and move forward, not with recrimination, and move forward then we're always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/unless-we-confront-our-history-unless-we-deal-with-it-and-move/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [I'm a great reader of history. I love - I have been reading history since I was a kid, and learning the lessons globally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-m-a-great-reader-of-history-i-love-i-have-been-reading-history/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [I can convert anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-can-convert-anyone/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [We were very - we were a working family, and my father had this very simple philosophy, simple working class approach. If you spoke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/we-were-very-we-were-a-working-family-and-my-father-had-this-very/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

> [I have got to say, I'm a businessman, I work in business, worked with some very large corporations around the world, and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-mundine/i-have-got-to-say-i-m-a-businessman-i-work-in-business-worked-with/)

[Warren Mundine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-mundine/)

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