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The best epitaph for a true democrat will not be, "I tickled people's ears, I got their votes, I spent their money", but, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."

— Robert Menzies

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What Great Britain calls the Far East is to us the near north.

Policy speech (1939)

I would like to thank all those present—and those who are no longer present.

I am British to the bootstraps!

Speech at a White House luncheon (1964)

One thing about bureaucrats is that they never swallow their young. Leave them alone and you'll find them increasing every year.

At a Liberal Party rally in Melbourne (1946)

"It's not a crown, it's an old felt hat!"

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