John Howard: Quotes about history

John Howard is 25th Prime Minister of Australia. Explore interesting quotes on history.

John Howard: 36 quotes 2 likes

“The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a disgraceful story of imperialism, exploitation, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. I take a very different view. I believe that the balance sheet of our history is one of heroic achievement and that we have achieved much more as a nation of which we can be proud of than which we should be ashamed.”

John Howard

1996 Sir Robert Menzies Lecture

History

“I think history will judge him very harshly for not having seized the opportunity in the year 2000 to embrace the offer that was very courageously made by the then Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barack, which involved the Israelis agreeing to 90 per cent of what the Palestinians had wanted.”

John Howard

On Yasser Arafat
Source: History will judge Arafat harshly: Howard, ABC News Online, 11 November 2004, 9 April 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-11-11/history-will-judge-arafat-harshly-howard/583666,

History , Courage , Thinking

“In the end, young people are at risk of being disinherited from their community if that community lacks the courage and confidence to teach its history.”

John Howard

Australia Day Address, 25 January 2006

People , Confidence , History , Communication