I don't mind the Liberals, and still less do I mind the Country Party calling me a bastard. In some circumstances, I'm only doing my job if they do. But I hope you won't publicly call me a bastard as some bastards in the Caucus have. - former Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam

The man is a paranoiac, he's a fanatic, and he's a bigot.   What makes it all the more nauseating is, of course, that Bjelke-Peterson is such a Bible-bashing bastard. - former Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam