Percy Spender

thumb|Percy Spender as Minister for the Navy in 1940 thumb|It seems to me from what I have learned that here in these gentle surroundings have been discovered the true functions of a university and its task of sending out into the world not only men of high educational and cultural standards, but men also of vision, of courage, of honesty and decision. Sir Percy Claude Spender (5 October 1897 - 3 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951, including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was later Ambassador to the United States (1951–1958) and a member of the International Court of Justice (1958–1967), including as president of the court from 1964 to 1967. Quotes It seems to me from what I have learned that here in these gentle surroundings have been discovered the true functions of a university and its task of sending out into the world not only men of high educational and cultural standards, but men also of vision, of courage, of honesty and decision. As quoted in the Kaleidoscope (1956), yearbook of Hampden-Sydney College, p. 4 External links Category:Politicians from Australia Category:Foreign ministers Category:Defense ministers Category:Ambassadors Category:1897 births Category:1985 deaths Category:Presidents of the International Court of Justice