Thursday, October 23, 2014

"The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race." ~Gough Whitlam, writing in the London Daily Telegraph on October 19, 1989.


 Australia's 21st Prime Minister, Edward Gough Whitlam,
 11 July 1916 - 21 Oct 2014 RIP



From Leah's Golden Thoughts

7 comments:

Lin said...

There's some interesting horse names in Chicago and Illinois in general. They are not nice names.

vanilla said...

Lin, I think I have an inkling.

Leah C. Dancel said...

I actually was amused reading the late Gough Whitlam's musings on Australian politics. This quote is no doubt addressed to his opponents and parties involved. He was known for his wits of wisdom. Thank you fro bringing me here. I'm honoured.

vanilla said...

Leah, I am the one who is honored. I will confess that I knew next to nothing about this, one of your national heroes. Learned more about him in the past couple of days, thanks to you.

Secondary Roads said...

And the race is on . . .

vanilla said...

...and Self-interest is squeezing Integrity out on the rail! or is that Toothpaste? Integrity falls to the rear.

Leah C. Dancel said...

Vanilla, your comment on Self-interest is spot on. It belongs to my HUMOUR Page as well, mayI? If you live in Australia, you would do well on the stage among the Comedy Professionals. That would be bucks in the pocket for Ozzies love to pay for laughs. What d'ya reckon Mate?