I acknowledge the men and women who marched to Janiculum Hill to protest Patrician rule and establish the Tribunes of the Plebs.
I acknowledge Gaius Marius, who with the backing of the plebeians and the Plebeian Council, challenged the power of the optimates, and reformed the Roman State and Army.
I acknowledge Jesus Christ, our Lord, who chose to endure the Passion and crucifixion rather than betray Truth.
I acknowledge Henry Plantagenet for his reforms of the King's Court that laid the foundations of the common law.
I acknowledge the Members of Parliament and judges in the Case of Proclamations who defended the principle that the Crown cannot make new law by proclamation alone.
I acknowledge the settlers of Australia, including Captain Stirling, whose initiative and practical problem-solving exemplified the Anglo-Saxon approach of seeing what needed to be done and doing it.
