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No Canadian government, whatever political party, will attempt to hinder the extension of the true principle of free trade all over the world

— Alexander Mackenzie

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We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.

Loyalty to the Queen does not require a man to bow down to her manservant, her maidservant, her ox... or her ass!

Civil servants should keep out of politics and politics should be kept out of the civil service

I determined to rule in broad daylight or not at all

And yet they say there is no God!

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Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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