and i also want to acknowledge my friend, kim beasley. we met 41 years ago this fall. we were in pre-k. [laughter] and he is one of the finest friends and most principled politicians i've ever met so, kim, great to have you here. [laughter] [applause] and julia said that hers is a relentlessly australian story. i am going to try relentlessly to turn it into an american story so that she can sell books in this country. [laughter] and i think that what is most obviously relevant at this moment given the possible candidacies in the 2016 election is what you write about gender. and this is a really extraordinary chapter. and some of the same passages -- thank you to my intern ben, who really thought these passages jumped out at him, ask and there's another one i -- and there's another one i want to read. but let me just read you these. i'd like you to elaborate mar on the gender question. you write: stereotypes whisper to us that a woman leader cannot be likable because she must have given up the nurturing and feeling. you write: if you are a woman politician, it is impossi