Robert Menzies Quotes


Considering the company I keep in this place, that is hardly surprising.


Citations

Australia, Parliament. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Representatives. Quoted in Barry Cohen, The Life of the Party: Political Anecdotes, Penguin Books, 1987.

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Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies
  • Born: December 20, 1894
  • Died: May 15, 1978
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Lawyer

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC, FAA, FRS, was an Australian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966. He played a central role in the creation of the Liberal Party of Australia, defining its policies and its broad outreach. He is Australia's longest-serving prime minister, serving over 18 years in total.