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What we do not know, we often fear. What we do not understand, we fear. And what we fear becomes a threat.
We encourage China to engage as a good global citizen and we are clear-eyed about where differences do lie.
We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.
He will always know as we know now that in the heat of battle he did not fail when mateship and duty called.
I'm the only P.M. of which that can be said - 'His legislation was never declared invalid in the High Court.'
I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.
Nobody should claim that the war [in Iraq] is over. But certainly it can be said that the regime is finished.
Investing in better-quality education outcomes - especially in maths and science - more than pays for itself.
Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.
John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency.
It is not always the highest talent that thrives best. Mediocrity, with tact, will outweigh talent oftentimes.
I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism.
America has always understood this principle of the economy - that everyone can benefit when everyone competes.
The more we view the country through the prism of Aboriginality, the more likely we are to get the angle right.
My earliest political memory is of attending, in 1975, a tub-thumping campaign rally with my father in Adelaide.
Socialism is not a way of life. It is an unworkable formula which would apply to robots but not to men and women.
There should be a global commitment to try and get rid of UNHCR refugee camps and long-term people in those camps.
The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman.
At the end of the day government is about teamwork and partnership and we will be proving that by working together.
Anybody who achieves what Malcolm Fraser achieved in his life deserves respect as a quite extraordinary Australian.
The essence of leadership is essentially taking the responsibility of trying to interpret the future to the present.
Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.
When people meet my wife they think better of me. They say: "With a wife like that, he can't be as bad as we thought".
[John Howard] led the Government. They had the numbers, and just basically automatically went along with the Americans.
Well, frenetic activity in the end suiting journos, running at the behest of little press secretaries does not pay off.
Geoffrey [Howe] and I were mates, and he disagreed with [ Margaret Thatcher] position. So, we cooperated surreptitiously.
A manager may be tough and practical, squeezing out, while the going is good, the last ounce of profit and dividend . . .
If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.
We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.
Nobody wants to have in their CV in the upper echelons of the American economic family that they nationalised major banks.
I have said before, you don't expect conservative parties to believe in much, but you do expect them to believe in thrift.
In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.
The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.
Australia will always be closer to the U.S. than she is to China because our values and political traditions are much closer.
It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.
I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.
As far as we're concerned, there was no sporting organisation [that] should have anything to do with the sport in South Africa.
Aboriginal art and culture draws from the land, for Aboriginality and the land are essential to each other and are inseparable.
She [ Elizabeth II] is, you know, "Do-what-you're-told, Lady". But in the Commonwealth, she is much more than just a figurehead.
My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.
People are happiest when they are giving, they are saddest when they are just taking. And that is the core message of community.
I think the climate is too important to say we are going to wait until all our economic woes are over before we act effectively.
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.
One thing about bureaucrats is that they never swallow their young. Leave them alone and you'll find them increasing every year.
I don't know who described Mahathir [bin Mohamad] as a pillar of the Commonwealth, but they don't know what they're talking about.
In the end, the key ingredient for public life is imagination. You imagine something better, you try to bring the people with you.
We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.
A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example.
Brian Mulroney, myself, [and] Rajiv Gandhi; I think that was the real core [of the Commonwealth ]. That was the engine room, I reckon.
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.