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Small: You might hold an ethical position that its wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you wan
"You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: Its also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to Americas reputation and prestige arou
"It's also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to America's reputation and prestige around the world; and that's just starting now to hit home in the United States"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an
"In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're likely to get no solution, so I think you have to have some kind of ethical trump on some of those issues"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating there are tendencies p
"I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who hate freedom. Look at his immediate
"Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who 'hate freedom'. Look at his immediate response to the pictures of prisoner abuse; this is not what Americans do, these are not our values"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if youre talking about a se
"We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long r
"My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: Had Rumsfeld said at any time get me a report on whats going on, he could have had it. Youre right, it depends
"Had Rumsfeld said at any time 'get me a report on what's going on', he could have had it. You're right, it depends on choices that we make, which parts of the world we want to be in immediate contact with"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics
"At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics and obviously they have; that doesn't mean that you can't think of overarching ethical principles you would want people to follow in all kinds of places"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think were going to get people increasingly want
"As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was
Nicole Kidman
"I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. I actually am not good at the balance at that"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but Im not. I stay very much away from the decisions
Nicole Kidman
"I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but I'm not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, what's been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter
Nicole Kidman
"I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didnt notice mu
Nicole Kidman
"I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. Its important not to focus on yourself too much
Nicole Kidman
"I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: Having gone through all of this, I feel in some ways calmer now. Its strange, but sad. I think Ill always be s
Nicole Kidman
"Having gone through all of this, I feel in some ways calmer now. It's strange, but sad. I think I'll always be sad"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: The concern is the Government is not coming clean and informing the Australian public of the assumptions that
"The concern is the Government is not coming clean and informing the Australian public of the assumptions that they have made to give rise to a $10.4 billion package"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: In the sense that youre not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, every
"In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn't isn't unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rat
"I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on it, and be more open about the fact that something is an ethical issues and think what we ought to do about it"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: I dont think nationalism is alone holding the field its in contention with a lot of different things
"I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: We preserve the status quo, preserve existing systems
"We preserve the status quo, preserve existing systems"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity
"We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character
"Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Community care is a fundamental, an essential, an enduring part of our aged care system
"Community care is a fundamental, an essential, an enduring part of our aged care system"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: I dont think theres anything in the compromise that means that theres a clash of ethics
"I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain-damag
"An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain-damaged human would be justifiable"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: All the arguments to prove mans superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our eq
"All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: Well theyre very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Au
"Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average o
"Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances
"Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: My point is this, the Government made this decision to ban totally beef exports into Indonesia, even to compli
"My point is this, the Government made this decision to ban totally beef exports into Indonesia, even to compliant abattoirs and this will have enormous consequences for the beef cattle industry across Australia"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: I call on the Australian Government to set out the conditions upon which they will provide a taxpayer funded b
"I call on the Australian Government to set out the conditions upon which they will provide a taxpayer funded backing for wholesale term funding for Australian deposit taking institutions. I call on the Government it make clear the conditions upon which taxpayer funds will be used in this way"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more ge
"Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: But its not just the cattle producers, its all the attendant industries like transport and shipping and feed p
"But it's not just the cattle producers, it's all the attendant industries like transport and shipping and feed producers and the like. There will be enormous ramifications across the beef industry generally as a result of the Government's decision to ban all exports to all of the abattoirs in Indonesia"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care
"Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time
"Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: We are already seeing older people wanting greater choice in how, when and where they receive care
"We are already seeing older people wanting greater choice in how, when and where they receive care"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means
"The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile
"The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: My most difficult thing so far, to be brutally honest, has been to waltz as if I knew what I was doing
"My most difficult thing so far, to be brutally honest, has been to waltz as if I knew what I was doing"
Richard Roxburgh, Actor
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