Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular soldiers. We w…

- Gough Whitlam

Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your …

- Gough Whitlam

She was a remarkable person and the love of my life.

- Gough Whitlam

Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The nation is the poorer -…

- Gough Whitlam

The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

- Gough Whitlam

A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basi…

- Gough Whitlam

He is lofty, and I am eminent.

- Gough Whitlam

When Sir Winton Turnbull [who represented a large rural seat], a slow and sometimes stumbling speaker, was raving and ranting on the adjournment and …

- Gough Whitlam

I've never said I'm immortal. I do believe in correct language. I'm eternal; I'm not immortal.

- Gough Whitlam