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( I was the first, and to date, the only woman veteran ever elected, and there is a surprisingly low percentage of veterans in Parliament.)

— Judy LaMarsh Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969)

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Had it not been for Centennial, with its gaiety and its essential Canadianness, there could never have been a Trudeau as Prime Minister.

Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969)

The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.

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Perhaps in the long view, de Gaulle was more responsible with his troublesome interventions into our domestic politics, for unifying our country than we will ever give him credit for.

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Most women have a distaste for guns, and I am no exception.

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One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done.

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