7 Quotes & Sayings By Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, QC was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. He served from September 6, 1968 to June 29, 1979. Trudeau had previously served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from April 6, 1968 to June 6, 1974. Prior to entering politics, Trudeau was a lawyer and university teacher at the University of Saskatchewan and later at McGill University in Montreal.

The state has no business in the bedrooms of the...
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The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation. Pierre Trudeau
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The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not worshipped; it is our future in which we will find our greatness. Pierre Trudeau
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In reality, though, the first thing to ask of history is that it should pointout to us the paths of liberty. The great lesson to draw from revolutions isnot that they devour humanity but rather that tyranny never fails to generatethem. Pierre Trudeau
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Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet. Pierre Trudeau
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I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat. Pierre Trudeau
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Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them. Pierre Trudeau