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Pierre Trudeau was a Canadian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Canada for over fifteen years. His charismatic personality and progressive policies left a lasting impact on Canadian society. He is remembered for promoting bilingualism, multiculturalism, and social reforms. Here are 68 of his quotes:

Mr. Lévesque was saying that part of my name was Elliott and since Elliot was an English name, it was perfectly understandable that I was for the No side, because, really, you see, I was not as much of a Quebecer as those who are going to vote Yes. That, my dear friends, is what contempt is.... It means saying that the Quebecers on the No side are not as good Quebecers as the others and perhaps they have a drop or two of foreign blood, while the people on the Yes side have pure blood in their veins.... Of course my name is Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Yes, Elliott was my mother's name. It was the name borne by the Elliotts who came to Canada more than 200 years ago. It is the name of the Elliotts who, more than 100 years ago, settled in Saint-Gabriel de Brandon, where you can still see their graves in the cemetery. That is what the Elliotts are. My name is a Quebec name - but my name is a Canadian name also. (Pierre Trudeau)
A country, after all, is not something you build as the pharaohs built the pyramids, and then leave standing there to defy eternity. A country is something that is built every day out of certain basic shared values. View quote
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Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain. View quote
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Criminal law therefore cannot be based on the notion of sin; it is crimes that it must define. View quote
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A man who tries to please all men by weakening his position or compromising his beliefs, in the end has neither position nor beliefs. View quote
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A country is something that is built every day out of certain basic shared values. View quote
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The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. View quote
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I had been struck by the amateurism that reigned in the upper echelons of the federal government. View quote
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What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. View quote
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A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate. View quote
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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)
My life is one long curve, full of turning points. View quote
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What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature. View quote
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If you want to see me again, don't bring signs saying "Trudeau is a pig" and don't bring signs that he hustles women, because I won't talk to you. I didn't get into politics to be insulted. And don't throw wheat at me either. If you don't stop that, I'll kick you right in the ass. View quote
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The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard, of course, that the discourse be focused on what they were teaching, but we were able to go beyond this framework without incurring too great a risk. View quote
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What is considered sinful in one of the great religions to which citizens belong isn't necessarily sinful in the others. Criminal law therefore cannot be based on the notion of sin; it is crimes that it must define. View quote
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A man who tries to please all men by weakening his position or compromising his beliefs, in the end has neither position nor beliefs. A man must say what he believes clearly, without dogma, and without guile. View quote
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When I had been appointed to the Cabinet in 1967, I had been struck by the amateurism that reigned in the upper echelons of the federal government. View quote
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Occupation: Canadian Minister
Born: October 18, 1919
Died: September 28, 2000
Quotes count: 68
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