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.


Australia Day Address, January 25, 2006

John Howard Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...