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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Joseph Benedict Chifley was an Australian politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1945, following the death of John Curtin on 5 July, until his own death in 1951.
It's no good crying over spilt milk; all we can do is bail up another cow
One man and a dozen fools would govern better than one man alone.
The job of the evangelist is never easy.
We have a great objective - the light on the hill - which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand. If it were not for that, the Labour movement would not be worth fighting for.
Never is liberty more easily lost than when we think we are defending it.