“ Thank you ex-Minister for telling the world we are still proud of our ancestors and our traditions and cultures. The single argument against the nobles is “numbers” which is purely quantitative whilst life is made up of quantities and qualities. Why is it that the All Blacks has dominated rugby for almost a century yet the number of players in the field has always been the same, 15? What makes the difference between the 15 All Blacks and the other 15s? Isn’t it quality? In many situations in life we have to account for both quantity and quality including politics. One smart head can outplay dozens of not-so-smart heads. It’s the trade-off between quantity and quality that counts in government let alone the many other situations that it’s the rule. ”