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

— Pierre Trudeau

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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)

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