Bob Hawke Quotes (8 Quotes)

The Chinese are definitely concerned about the tendency of this Australian government to align itself with the United States.

This is a fight which you cannot lose, you must not lose -- we must win it if Australia is to remain the country we think it is.

The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.

Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.

There is no doubt that this government and this country are benefiting from the reforms that we brought in the 1980s, and that couldn't have been done without the co-operation of the trade union movement.

There's a general consensus from this conference that China and its growth is not a threat but a tremendous opportunity.

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.