John Howard
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w:John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, coming to office on 11 March 1996 and winning re-election in 1998, 2001 and 2004. He is Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, after his political hero, Sir Robert Menzies.[edit]
Quotes
- "Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life." ABC Radio "AM", 25 August 1995
- John Howard: "No, there's no way that a GST will ever be part of our policy." Journalist: "Never ever?" John Howard: "Never ever. It's dead. It was killed by the voters in the last election". Interview, Tweed Heads Civic Centre, 2 May 1995.
- "We decide who comes into this country, and the circumstances in which they come." Speech used in adverstising material by the Liberal Party in the 2001 Federal election.
- "You can not legislate morality." Speech on 10 August 2004, in respect to restricting recently resigned government Ministers getting jobs in industries of their recent portfolio.
