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I've always lived in a democratic society.

Pierre Trudeau

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Pierre Trudeau
Age: 80 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 18
Died: 2000
Died: September 28
Diarist
Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Journalist
Judge
Lawyer
Memoirist
Politician
Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
Society
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Democratic
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In reality, though, the first thing to ask of history is that it should point out to us the paths of liberty. The great lesson to draw from revolutions is not that they devour humanity but rather that tyranny never fails to generate them.
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I remember thinking that walking on the beach as a free man is pretty desirable.
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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 think that as the guardian of justice elected by the people it's our duty to use whatever forms of force, police, army, to make sure that at least the freedom of choice is preserved.
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People are more interested in ideas than dress.
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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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We must now establish the basic principles, the basic values and beliefs which hold us together as Canadians so that beyond our regional loyalties there is a way of life and a system of values which make us proud of the country that has given us such freedom and such immeasurable joy.
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It is wonderful to be despised, if, deep down, we know we are right.
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I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.
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I think violence is counter-productive and it is bad in democratic societies.
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Power only tires those who don't exercise it.
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The next time you see Jesus Christ, ask Him what happened to the just society He promised 2,000 years ago.
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For my part...I am a realist but, somehow, optimism always keeps breaking out.
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In academic life you seek to state absolute truths in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you.
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I think all of us, politicians and churchmen, should do our utmost to change the society so that there would be no need for violence.
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Canadians should realise when they are well off under the Monarchy. For the vast majority of Canadians, being a Monarchy is probably the only form of government acceptable to them. I have always been for parliamentary democracy and I think the institution of Monarchy with the Queen heading it all has served Canada well.
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Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. Or better, let us consider them cancelled. Coldly, let us be intelligent.
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The new frontier lies not beyond the planets but within each one of us.
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