We spent too much time in the first half of the nineties pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we had to become less British so we could become more multicultural. We had this perpetual seminar on our national identity, contributed to overwhelmingly by the cultural dietitians. I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was. And I think we've moved on from all of that.


2006 interview with Time

John Howard Quotes

We spent too much time in the first half of the nineties pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we...

We spent too much time in the first half of the nineties pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we...

We spent too much time in the first half of the nineties pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we...

We spent too much time in the first half of the nineties pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we...