"The protection of human rights to promote the……" — Alexander Downer
"The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It is only through the pursuit of practical and effective efforts to promote human rights that we show our real commitment to the welfare of individuals and society."
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15 Quotes by Alexander Downer
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I'm not terribly focused on whether I even could ever become the Leader of the Liberal Party or the Deputy…
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So this is all part of a free society. People are entitled to hold whatever view they want, and the…
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My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the…
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Well people often ask me how I felt growing up with a father who was a politician and who was…
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If people are concerned about my house and where I live again it's much more of a reflection on them…
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I hate to spoil my own prospects, but I really don't respect the kiss-and-tell approach to public life at all,…
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I think prime ministers, I actually think Cabinet ministers should be subject to intense scrutiny, I think that's in the…
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Yeah, well I'm not aspiring to be the Prime Minister.
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I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that…
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Well goodness knows, goodness knows what historians will write.
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Yes, I don't think I shall ever become Prime Minister. Hard as that is to swallow, I tell you one…
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Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution.
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