Lumen Summer 2016 - Flipbook - Page 6
story by Ian Williams
Legacy of an
Australia has farewelled
one if its 昀椀nest public
intellectuals and leaders,
celebrated University
of Adelaide alumnus
Professor Hugh Stretton.
Left and above: Professor
Hugh Stretton (photo at left by
Dean Martin, The Advertiser)
Over the years governments of all
political persuasions have bene昀椀ted
from Hugh Stretton’s willingness to
advise and his readiness to serve.
They have also occasionally felt the
full force of his commitments to a
broad humanistic tradition which
holds that the State exists to serve the
people and not just to manage.
John Bannon, former Premier of South Australia.
(Foreword to Markets, Morals and Public Policy, 1989.)
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