When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies.

Pierre Trudeau

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What shall we do about the Abortion Bill?" A: "Pay it! by Pierre Trudeau

What shall we do about the Abortion Bill?" A: "Pay it!

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I saw the charter as an expression of my long-held view that the subject of law must be the individual human being; the law must permit the individual to fulfil himself or herself to the utmost.

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The politicians, who once stated that war was too complex to be left to the generals, now act as though peace were too complex to be left to themselves.

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The federal government is the balance wheel of the federal system, and the federal system means using counterweights.

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Power only tires those who don't exercise it. by Pierre Trudeau

Power only tires those who don't exercise it.

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Obviously, the state's responsibility should be to legislate rules for a well-ordered society. It has no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms of the nation.

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The state has an active role to play in ensuring that there is equilibrium between the constituent parts of the economy, the consumers and the producers.

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There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code.

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Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world. by Pierre Trudeau

Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world.

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I stand here before Canadians as I will throughout this campaign and talk about the work we have to do to make a better country together, and I am going to continue to stay focused on that and continue to work to fight intolerance and discrimination, even though obviously I made a mistake in the past.

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We have a huge amount of work still to do ... under a Liberal government, Canada will continue to move forward.

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Our great countries have been friends a long time. We grew up together ... and through it all, our enormous shared accomplishments speak for themselves.

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We'd sometimes like to think that Americans would pay attention t... by Pierre Trudeau

We'd sometimes like to think that Americans would pay attention to us from time to time.

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My encouragement of CEOs and investors to think about Canada when they make investments is something I know is going to resonate in the coming months.

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His likeability ratings are off the charts and he is getting good reviews from foreign leaders, but it will only take him so far unless Canada is also seen to be willing to do some of the heavy lifting.

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There were a lot of people who liked my father and liked me for reasons that were entirely unrelated to who I actually was and I had to learn to set aside positive impressions that were not grounded in reality.

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This is what positive politics can do, i didn't make history toni... by Pierre Trudeau

This is what positive politics can do, i didn't make history tonight, you did.

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Dealing with being my father's son isn't something that I suddenly had to get my mind around as I showed up in this place as an MP (member of Parliament) ... it's been something that's been with me all my life, it's what I put out there that actually matters.

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This is going to be a close election, we're on the verge of accom... by Pierre Trudeau

This is going to be a close election, we're on the verge of accomplishing something big.

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Am I asking Canadians to vote for us? Yes. Am I asking them to vote for us across the country? Yes. Am I asking them for a majority government? Yes.

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