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The community of man should be treated in the same way you would treat your community of brothers or fellow citizens.
Pierre Trudeau
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Pierre Trudeau
Age: 80 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 18
Died: 2000
Died: September 28
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Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
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The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.
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The Canadian community must invest, for the defence and better appreciation of the French language, as much time, energy, and money as are required to prevent the country from breaking up
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I am peaceful but I am not a pacifist in the philosophical sense.
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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.
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I must say that Give Peace a Chance has always seemed to me to be sensible advice.
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We don't think every man should be free to pass on everything to his descendants.
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I think violence is counter-productive and it is bad in democratic societies.
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