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Alexander Downer

(1951) Economist

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Alexander Downer is an economist.

Quick Facts About Alexander Downer

Born: September 9, 1951
Profession: Economist

About Alexander Downer

[Wikidata] Australian politician (born 1951)... | [Wikipedia] Alexander John Gosse Downer is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and was a member of parliament (MP) for the South Australian division of Mayo from 1984 to 2008.

Quotes by Alexander Downer

Well goodness knows, goodness knows what historians will write.

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Goodness

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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 than it…

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Concerned

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Well people often ask me how I felt growing up with a father who was a politician and who was often away.…

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Able

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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 public interest,…

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Allegations

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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 person who…

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Hard

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My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of…

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Father

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The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It…

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Commitment

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Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years…

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About

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I'm not going into personal details of meetings I have with anybody, be it John Howard or President Bush or President Putin…

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Anybody

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I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy…

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Finishing

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Yeah, well I'm not aspiring to be the Prime Minister.

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Ministers

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Well, I'm not going to go into what the letter says, because the police are looking at that. But as you say…

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Australia

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So this is all part of a free society. People are entitled to hold whatever view they want, and the media can…

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Entitled

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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, not at…

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Approach

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Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution.

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Contribution

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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 Leader of…

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Deputies

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