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Gough Whitlam
11 quotes
“Well may we say "", because nothing will save the Governor-General! The Proclamation which you have just heard read by the Governor-General's Official Secretary was countersigned "Malcolm Fraser," who will undoubtedly go down in Australian history from Remembrance Day 1975 as Kerr's cur. They won't silence the outskirts of Parliament House, even if the inside has been silenced for the next few weeks … Maintain your rage and enthusiasm for the campaign for the election now to be held and until polling day.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On hearing the proclamation dismissing him from office, which ended with the previous official wording "God Save the Queen" which had been abolished by his government and unilaterally re-instated by David Smith, the Gov…
“We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked what a Labor government would do if Indonesia were to invade East Timor, in an interview three days before the invasion. Sydney Morning Herald (5 December 1975)
“Let me make quite clear that I am for abortion and, in your case sir, we should make it retrospective.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: After being heckled by a voter during a campaign trail. — Helen Davidson, "Gough Whitlam – in his own words", The Guardian (21 October 2014)
“If I begin my book with a review of the coup, it is only to show that my abiding interests for Australia did not end with it. They shall end only with a long and fortunate life.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Abiding Interests (1997), Foreword
“He reveals that he has been a poor politician, a bad judge and a malevolent individual.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Abiding Interests (1997), p. 44, on Garfield Barwick
“I was profoundly embarrassed by it and did all I could to change it.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Paul Kelly, 100 Years – The Australian Story (Allen & Unwin, 2001), p. 196
“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 (1916–2014) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (19 October 1989)
“When Sir Winton Turnbull [who represented a large rural seat], a slow and sometimes stumbling speaker, was raving and ranting on the adjournment and shouted: "I am a Count–ry member". I interjected "I remember". Sir Winton could not understand why, for the first time in all the years he had been speaking in the House, there was instant and loud applause from both sides.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a speech during a debate on the question That Politicians Have Lost Their Sense Of Humour, Sydney Town Hall (24 May 2000)
“The Country Party never forgave him for saying that their members sat on the fence with both ears to the ground.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a speech during a debate on the question That Politicians Have Lost Their Sense Of Humour, Sydney Town Hall (24 May 2000)
“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 hands part of the earth itself as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gurindji Land Ceremony Speech (16 August 1975)
“A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic.”
Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Self-quoted in The Whitlam Government 1972–1975 (1985)