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# Frank Hardy

(1917–1994)   Writer   Australia

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Frank Hardy was a writer from Australia, best known for *Power Without Glory*.

## Quick Facts About Frank Hardy

Born March 21, 1917

Died January 28, 1994

Nationality Australia

Profession Writer

Notable works Power Without Glory

## About Frank Hardy

Francis Joseph Hardy, published as Frank J. Hardy and also under the pseudonym Ross Franklyn, was an Australian novelist and writer. He is best known for his 1950 novel Power Without Glory, and for his later political activism. He brought the plight of Aboriginal Australians to international attention with the publication of his book, The Unlucky Australians, in 1968, written during the Gurindji Strike. He ran unsuccessfully for the Australian parliament twice as a Communist Party of Australia candidate.

##  Quotes by Frank Hardy

> [If Australia is The Lucky Country, the Aborigines must be the unluckiest people in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-hardy/if-australia-is-the-lucky-country-the-aborigines-must-be-the/)

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> [The truth is impossible to comprehend even when one is willing to tell it. For the truth resides in memory and memory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-hardy/the-truth-is-impossible-to-comprehend-even-when-one-is-willing-to/)

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