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 WhitlamMy great objective as a parliamentarian was to dramatise the deficiencies and devise practical government programs to deal with them. It was a cause that went to the heart of our way of life.
Gough WhitlamI was profoundly embarrassed by it [the White Australia Policy] and did all I could to change it.
Gough WhitlamLadies and gentlemen, well may we say 'God Save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General. The proclamation you have just heard was countersigned Malcolm Fraser, who will go down in history as Kerr's cur.
Gough Whitlam