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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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I think Australia has to be a country which has the 'Welcome' sign out.

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Well, Australians should speak for the national interests of Australia, and whatever role former Australian prime ministers may have, one of the things you do is speak frankly about the country as you see the country's best interests, you know?

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I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

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If you can't imagine it, you sure as hell are never going to see it.

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Politicians come in three varieties: straight men, fixers, and maddies.

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I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format.

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The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.

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You get one chance to do something about native title. You get perhaps one chance in your life to do something about a republic. You get one chance, your chance, to build a piece of the political architecture in the Pacific. I wasn't going to give those up.

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You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia.

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Politician

Born: January 18th, 1944

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