The Western World Is ... Looked Upon

Everybody Has The Right To Speak Up In A Democracy. We Would Be In Trouble As A Society If There Wasn't A Constant Pressure To Make Reforms And To Be Just. Sometimes As Prime Minister, When I Was Caught Up In A Really Loud Demonstration, I Used To Say To Myself That I Deserved It Because Of All The Demonstrations I Myself Had Organized As A Student Against Duplessis.

I Learned Early That Business Is Business And Politics Is Politics. The Proof Is How Few Important Businessmen Have Made Good Politicians. They May Think That They Are Very Smart About Everything Because They Made Millions Of Dollars By Digging A Hole In The Ground And Finding Oil, But The Talent And Luck Needed To Become Rich Are Not The Same Talent And Luck Needed To Succeed On Parliament Hill.

A Successful Politician Must Not Only Be Able To Read The Mood Of The Public, He Must Have The Skill To Get The Public On His Side. The Public Is Moved By Mood More Than Logic, By Instinct More Than Reason, And That Is Something That Every Politician Must Make Use Of Or Guard Against.

Deficit Reduction Is Not An End In Itself. It Is The Means To An End. Canadians Must Now Decide What Kind Of Country They Want To Build With The Hard-won Dividend.

It Is Impossible To Fully Comprehend The Evil That Would Have Conjured Up Such A Cowardly And Depraved Assault Upon Thousands Of Innocent People.