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Founder of the Liberal PartyPolitics1894–1978

Robert Menzies

Prime minister of Australia (1939–1941, 1949–1966) and founder of the Liberal Party: an Anglophile monarchist and anti-communist (he tried to ban the Communist Party), sent troops to Korea and Vietnam and kept the White Australia policy.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Right-Wing Nationalism
Closest personality
Pete Hegseth
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal49%
    Unitary51%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy76%
    Autocracy24%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security73%
    Liberty27%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation81%
    Multiculturalism19%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Militarist
    Militarist71%
    Pacifist29%
  • Intervention

    Strong · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist27%
    Nationalist73%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public34%
    Private66%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning57%
    Free market43%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism56%
    Globalism44%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious25%
    Religious75%
  • Morality

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive11%
    Traditionalist89%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology65%
    Biology35%

What sets Robert Menzies apart

Most unusual position

Immigration

Robert Menzies leans further toward assimilation than 92% of the 749 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 47Robert Menzies 81

Of all the axes, Immigration is where Robert Menzies stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Trade

On Trade, Robert Menzies sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 53Robert Menzies 56

Here they share common ground with most personalities.