Paul Keating
Paul Keating
Paul John Keatingis an Australian politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. Born in a working-class Sydney suburb and having left school at 15, Keating was first elected to the House of Representatives at 25, winning the seat of Blaxland in 1969...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 January 1944
CountryAustralia
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We will not adopt the fantastic hypocrisy of modern conservatism which preaches the values of families and communities, while conducting a direct assault on them through reduced wages and conditions and job security.
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I used to say in the cabinet room, 'confidence is not like a can of Popeye spinach - you can't take the top off and swallow it down.' You know, confidence has to be earned.
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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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When the Berlin Wall came down the Americans cried, 'Victory,' and walked off the field.
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I always believed in burning up the government's political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know?
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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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No choice we can make as a nation lies between our history and our geography. We can hardly change either of them. They are immutable. The only choice we can make as a nation is the choice about our future.
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I think Australia has to be a country which has the 'Welcome' sign out.