Alexander Mackenzie quotes - page 2

I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. (Alexander Mackenzie)
Lord Dufferin (Governor General) – "as pure as crystal, and as true as steel, with lots of common sense.”. View quote
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S. H. Blake (prominent Ontario Lawyer, Judge)– "God give us more such as he was, honest and true.” (Buckingham and Ross 1892, p. 639) View quote
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Sir Wilfred Laurier (Prime Minister) – "one of the truest and strongest characters to be met within Canadian history. He was endowed with a warm heart and a copious and rich fancy, though veiled by a somewhat reticent exterior, and he was of friends the most tender and true.”. View quote
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Speeches Of The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie During His Recent Visit To Scotland: With His Principal Speeches In Canada Since The Session Of 1875, accompanied by portrait and sketch of his life and public services. 1876, 226 pages. View quote
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W. L. Mackenzie (Canada West/Ontario Leader of 1837 Rebellion) – "He is every whit a self-made, self-educated man. Has large mental capacity and indomitable energy.”. View quote
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Westminster Review – a man, who although, through failing health and failing voice, he had virtually passed out of public life, yet retained to the last the affectionate veneration of the Canadian people as no other man of the time can be said to have done. View quote
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T. G. Marquis "Builders of Canada from Cartier to Laurier", 1903. Toronto: John C. Winston and Co., 570 pages. View quote
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Dale C. Thomson Alexander Mackenzie, Clear Grit, 1960. 14960, Macmillan of Canada, 436 pages. View quote
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Sir George Ross (Federal Cabinet, Premier of Ontario)– "Mackenzie was sui generis a debater. His humorous sallies blistered like a blast from a flaming smelter. His sterling honesty is a great heritage, and will keep his memory green to all future generations.”. View quote
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Sir George W. Ross "Getting into Parliament and After", 1913. Toronto: William Briggs, 343 pages. (Alexander Mackenzie)
William Buckingham, George William Ross "The Honourable Alexander Mackenzie: His Life and Times". 1892. Toronto: Rose Publishing Company Limited, 678 pages. View quote
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Alexander Mackenzie

Occupation: Canadian Statesman
Born: January 28, 1822
Died: April 17, 1892
Quotes count: 37
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