Pierre Trudeau Quotes

1919–2000 Canada

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.

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Also known as: Pierre E. Trudeau, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Trudeau, Pierre, Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau

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Of course a bilingual state is more expensive than a unilingual one — but it is a richer state.

If Canada is to survive, it can only survive in mutual respect and in love for one another.

I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.

Prime Ministers (2000)

I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice.

Memoirs (1993)

We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

The Rainmaker : A Passion for Politics (1986)

Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.

The attainment of a just society is the cherished hope of civilized men.

There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.

Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die.

People are more interested in ideas than dress.

The community of man should be treated in the same way you would treat your community of brothers or fellow citizens.

Memoirs (1993)

I remember thinking that walking on the beach as a free man is pretty desirable.

Memoirs (1993)

I've been called worse things by better people.

What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other.

Exhaustion and Fulfillment : The Ascetic in a Canoe (1944)

I was too busy doing my job and living my life to spend time keeping notes for some future volume of memoirs.

Memoirs (1993)

Democracy demands that elected members be able to realize fully the role for which they have been chosen.

Memoirs (1993)

Some things I never learned to like. I didn't like to kiss babies, though I didn't mind kissing their mothers.

Memoirs (1993)

I don't know if the member of Prince Edward-Hastings thinks he's on camera, but he's not.

The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers.

Memoirs (1993)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pierre Trudeau (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.