Harold Thorby

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Person.png Harold Thorby  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Harold Thorby.jpg
Born2 October 1888
Died1 January 1973 (Age 84)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materSydney Grammar School, Sydney Technical College
"We the government have vital information which we cannot disclose. It is upon this knowledge that we make decisions. You, who are merely private citizens, have no access to this information. Any criticism you make of our policy, any controversy about it in which you may indulge, will therefore be uninformed and valueless. If, in spite of your ignorance, you persist in questioning our policy, we can only conclude that you are disloyal."

Employment.png Australia/Minister for Defence

In office
19 December 1937 - 21 September 1938

Employment.png Member of the Australian Parliament for Calare

In office
19 December 1931 - 21 September 1940
Succeeded byH. V. Evatt

Harold Thorby was an Australian War Minster, mostly known for his 1938 quote:

“We the government have vital information which we cannot disclose. It is upon this knowledge that we make decisions. You, who are merely private citizens, have no access to this information. Any criticism you make of our policy, any controversy about it in which you may indulge, will therefore be uninformed and valueless. If, in spite of your ignorance, you persist in questioning our policy, we can only conclude that you are disloyal.”
Harold Thorby (1938)  [1]