Bill Hayden

“We're not going to be a pale imitation of the Liberal Party. We're going to be a genuine alternative.”

“As an atheist, I truly believe that when you die, you're dead. That's it. It is the end.”

“There is a need for a republican sentiment to develop. We need to get a person as a head of state who is an Australian.”

“A drover's dog could lead the Labor Party to victory, the way the country is.”

“I have to say, one of the great regrets of my public life is that I wasn't able to get to the prime ministership. But that's life.”

“The Australian public is not silly. They can see a phony a mile off.”

“I believe that the great tragedy of the Labor party is that it is not a socialist party. It is a party of social amelioration.”