When written in Chinese the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.

War is the province of danger.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

Doubt indulged and cherished is in danger of becoming denial but if honest and bent on thorough investigation it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.

The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky dangerous schemes which will in fact undermine Social Security such as privatization.