Robert Manne quotes
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“The Australian sees itself not as a mere newspaper, but as a player in the game of national politics, calling upon the vast resources of the Murdoch empire and the millions of words it has available to it to try to make and unmake governments.”
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“Denialism, a concept that was first widely used, as far as I know, for those who claimed that the Holocaust was a fraud, is the concept I believe we should use.”
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“To me the early childhood story is an ecumenical one. You take poverty seriously. You take seriously maternal depression. You take seriously children under stress and you take seriously the effects of extended hours participation in poor quality care. Those are the facts I begin with.”
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“A too-swift and easy coalition victory may substantially increase the risk of future wars.”
-- Robert ManneSource : "War's biggest puzzle will only be solved when Baghdad falls". www.smh.com.au. April 7, 2003.
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“Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.”
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Source : FaceBook post by Adrian Peterson from Oct 11, 2013
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“This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.”
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“Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.”
Source : 1931 'Too Much!'.
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“I've never needed government to hold my hand.”
Source : Song: Country Boy, Album: Town Line, 2011
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