Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Quotes by Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984)

Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984)

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“Power only tires those who don't exercise it.”

“The essential ingredient of politics is timing.”

“Le raison avant la passion - Reason over passion.”

“There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.”

“Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.”

“In the Conservative view you have 10 premiers and the Prime Minister as a kind of head waiter to take their orders.”

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“Living next to the United States is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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“Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
canada canadians

“In the Conservative view you have 10 premiers and the Prime Minister as a kind of head waiter to take their orders.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
government rule

“There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
government rule

“The essential ingredient of politics is timing.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
politics

“In academic life you seek to state absolute truths in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
politics

“Power only tires those who don't exercise it.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
power

“Le raison avant la passion - Reason over passion.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
wisdom

“In the Conservative view you have 10 premiers and the Prime Minister as a kind of head waiter to take their orders.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
government rule

“In academic life you seek to state absolute truths in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you.”
— Pierre Elliott Trudeau
politics