“Tonga for the Tongans. If Tonga remains as it is now, it is not because of our intelligence or our knowledge, but only because we are with God — Tonga is dedicated to God.”

Delivered at the close of the 1875 Parliament that adopted Tonga's founding constitution, this declaration framed the young kingdom's survival and unity as inseparable from Christian faith, and became a lasting touchstone of Tongan national identity.

— George Tupou I, Tonga

Source: Attributed to King George Tupou I's 1875 closing address to the Tongan Parliament, as recorded in Malini V. Tukutau, "Tupou I envisioned Tonga dedicated to God," Matangi Tonga, 7 December 2005 (English rendering of the address; no verbatim primary transcript located during this pass)