57 Quotes by Alexander Downer

The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It is only through the pursuit of practical and effective efforts to promote human rights that we show our real commitment to the welfare of individuals and society.

We ask that the length of the sentence be appealed in the Indonesian courts.

finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the nuclear issue.

There can be no justification for the continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters and I urge that they be released immediately,

vital interest in finding a constructive diplomatic solution to address the nuclear question.

Countries in the region must learn from the SARS experience,

These are principles on which our country has been built, as well as the United States, and in fact they are amongst the most important values that bind our two countries together,

that there are some people on earth who are so wicked and so evil that nothing can be done but to confront them.

They have indicated they are prepared to resume talks and before too long, within a reasonable time frame,