Born to Rule Quotes

“SIR—In this computer age one becomes accustomed to seeing traditional standards fall away before the sacred cows of progress, efficiency and speed … Much as I recognise the need for speedy marking of examinations, I fail to see why students should be deprived of the right to justfy their opinions for the sake of speed and economy. I would rather see exam results a month late than have a student’s right to disagree without penalty lost. Malcolm Turnbull Point Piper.70 It”
― Paddy Manning, Born to Rule: The unauthorised biography of Malcolm Turnbull

“would later become climate change minister under Gillard,”
― Paddy Manning, Born to Rule: The unauthorised biography of Malcolm Turnbull

“It is hard to resist the enthusiasm of the very un-lawyerly FitzSimons, who condensed his constitutional formula into a tweet in February 2015, when a punter raised the question of what kind of republic Australia wanted to be: ‘It’s easy mate. Sensible option is exactly the same system as now, ’cept the PM has Parlt. approve GG, not Q. Done! Republic!’75”
― Paddy Manning, Born to Rule: The unauthorised biography of Malcolm Turnbull