There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way of life. You don't really understand what makes the Australian nation tick unless you understand the great affection… — John Howard Copy Share Image
I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and physical attack… — John Howard Copy Share Image
I accept that climate change is a challenge, I accept the broad theory about global warming. I am sceptical about a lot of the… — John Howard Copy Share Image
The most important civil liberty... is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death. — John Howard Copy Share Image
Nobody should claim that the war [in Iraq] is over. But certainly it can be said that the regime is finished. — John Howard Copy Share Image
This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is… — John Howard Copy Share Image
Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and… — John Howard Copy Share Image
People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance. — John Howard Copy Share Image
A conservative is someone who does not think he is morally superior to his grandfather. — John Howard Copy Share Image
If I were running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for… — John Howard Copy Share Image
Sport is an important part of the Australian psyche. Anybody who thinks that sport is not part of the fabric of Australian life misunderstands… — John Howard Copy Share Image