Canada is seen to some as a confederation of shopping centres. Pierre Trudeau More Quotes by Pierre Trudeau More Quotes From Pierre Trudeau I think theoretically if a man is young and healthy society should not give him a basic income. He should not be given dole. He should not be eligible for welfare. If he can work and if there is work available, he should take his choice. If he wants to be a hermit or beggar, that's fine. If he wants to move with the sun and live off the land, that's fine. If he is in a society which has work for him I don't think he should theoretically be eligible for welfare. Pierre Trudeau men moving thinking In specific terms I don't think I could make any suggestions, but in general terms I believe that it is because Canadians have been under the good influences of their churches that they are a tolerant people, an understanding and patient people, so that there has been little backlash against the excesses which have happened over the decades in French and in English Canada which might turn either group off. Pierre Trudeau believe people thinking 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. Pierre Trudeau canada peers privilege Sometimes you must live in a violent world in order to get greater justice. Pierre Trudeau justice order world The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard, of course, that the discourse be focused on what they were teaching, but we were able to go beyond this framework without incurring too great a risk. Pierre Trudeau risk teaching teacher The most beautiful missionaries I saw were those who talked less about religion but who were very generous in their approach. Pierre Trudeau saws approach beautiful Paddling a canoe is a source of enrichment and inner renewal. Pierre Trudeau paddling renewal source I was too busy doing my job and living my life to spend time keeping notes for some future volume of memoirs. Pierre Trudeau time-keeping busy jobs I, for one, will be convinced that the Canada we know and love will be gone forever. But, then, Thucydides wrote that Themistocles' greatness lay in the fact that he realized Athens was not immortal. I think we have to realize that Canada is not immortal; but, if it is going to go, let it go with a bang rather than a whimper. Pierre Trudeau greatness forever thinking I think the sense of exclusivity that tended to be associated with religions in past times has now disappeared. At least it has disappeared in its political and social manifestations as far as I can see. Pierre Trudeau political past thinking People are more interested in ideas than dress. Pierre Trudeau dresses people ideas You know you have a lot of impatience with reality as you see it when you're a young man and full of dynamism and strength and ideals and so on. Pierre Trudeau impatience men reality I remember thinking that walking on the beach as a free man is pretty desirable. Pierre Trudeau men beach thinking I believe in God, and I'm a Christian. Pierre Trudeau i-believe christian believe I know the usual answer of Christ using violence to get the sellers out of the temple, but to me this was impatience rather than violence. Pierre Trudeau violence usual answers As does every young man studying philosophy, I naturally asked myself questions about the truth of all this, and about the meaning of freedom, predestination, and liberty of choice and so on. But to have asked questions of yourself about it, I think is not too important. Let's say - I remain - I remained a believer. Pierre Trudeau men philosophy thinking I do object to the sensationalism or even the voyeurism of doing things in church or out of church. Pierre Trudeau sensationalism objects church I honestly don't know what they mean by a devout Catholic. Pierre Trudeau honestly catholic mean I believe military force can be used to redress or change the balance of power in the world, but I think that that's always a losing operation if you're not trying to do it in a way which corresponds to the basic desires of the people on whom you are acting. Pierre Trudeau military believe thinking Who is it that said that 'you have not converted a man because you have silenced him?' This is true of the use of the military on people. Pierre Trudeau military men people
