Australian - Politician | January 18, 1944 -
Aboriginal art and culture draws from the land, for Aboriginality and the land are essential to each other and are inseparable.
Paul Keating
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One of the inevitable aspects of debates about euthanasia is the reluctance on the part of advocates to confront the essence of what they propose.
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The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.
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Countries get one chance in history of putting into place a savings retirement scheme on the scale of the Australian superannuation system.
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Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.
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Politicians never fade away; they just keep carrying on, you know, their class.
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The death of Malcolm Fraser underwrites a great loss to Australia. Notwithstanding a controversial prime ministership, in later years he harboured one abiding and important idea about Australia - its need and its right to be a strategically independent country.
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The First World War was a war devoid of any virtue. It arose from the quagmire of European tribalism: a complex interplay of nation-state destinies overlaid by notions of cultural superiority peppered with racism.
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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.
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I think Australia has to be a country which has the 'Welcome' sign out.
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One tires of combat, although I can still throw a punch, you know.
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The more we view the country through the prism of Aboriginality, the more likely we are to get the angle right.
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