Absence Quote by John Howard
“There is much in American society which I admire, but I have long held the view that the absence of an effective safety net in that country means that too many needy citizens fall by the wayside. That is not the path that Australia will tread. Nor do we want the burdens of nanny state paternalism that now weigh down many economies in Europe.”
![“Nobody should claim that the war [in Iraq] is over. But certainly it can be said that the regime is finished.” quote by John Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4f5/john-howard-13037_claims_nobody-should-claim-that-the-war-in-iraq_181611.jpg)
