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Gough Whitlam [1916-2014] Australian

Rank: 102
Statesman, Former Prime Minister of Australia

Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The Leader of the Labor Party from 1967 to 1977, Whitlam led his party to power for the first time in 23 years at the 1972 election.

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I have more influence now than when I had the power.		101
An education system where student selection is based on credit capacity and not merit capacity and where graduating students are no longer indebted to the nation, but increasingly indebted to the Australian Taxation Office - that's no way to improve the quality of education.		102
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.		103
I'm the only P.M. of which that can be said - 'His legislation was never declared invalid in the High Court.'		104
Men and women of western Sydney, it's appropriate, you apparently believe, that Australia's oldest surviving Prime Minister should make the concluding remarks in Australia's oldest surviving Government House. I hope the building's foundations are a bit more substantial than mine.		105
Dying will happen sometime. As you know, I plan for the ages, not just for this life.		106
The Caucus I joined in 1953 had as many Boer War veterans as men who had seen active service in World War II, three from each. The Ministry appointed on 5 December 1972 was composed entirely of ex-servicemen: Lance Barnard and me.		107
A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic; reformism is basically optimistic.		108

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