In my estimation, there should always be a mixture of economic liberalism - which means small government, a great emphasis on markets - but also a certain degree of social conservatism, not to favor change unless that change is beneficial. So I describe myself as an economic liberal and a social conservative.
If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me. - John Howard
If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.
- John Howard
You are not prime minister of Australia because of some kind of process of divine selection. You are prime minister of Australia through the gift of … - John Howard
You are not prime minister of Australia because of some kind of process of divine selection. You are prime minister of Australia through the gift of …
I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in t… - John Howard
I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in t…
I don't think it is wrong, racist, immoral or anything, for a country to say 'we will decide what the cultural identity and the cultural destiny of t… - John Howard
I don't think it is wrong, racist, immoral or anything, for a country to say 'we will decide what the cultural identity and the cultural destiny of t…
People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance. - John Howard
People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.
I'd like to be seen as an average Australian bloke. I can't think of... I can't think of a nobler description of anybody than to be called an average… - John Howard
I'd like to be seen as an average Australian bloke. I can't think of... I can't think of a nobler description of anybody than to be called an average…
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. - John Howard
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.
Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life. - John Howard
Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.
It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility. - John Howard
It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.
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