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Workers in industry are the partners in war of the fighting forces.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
Age: 75 †
Born: 1874
Born: December 17
Died: 1950
Died: July 22
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Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity.
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The anxiety of most parents in seeing their sons and daughters enlist does not lie only in the fear of the physical dangers they may encounter.
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Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.
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I've always found that you can control people better if you don't see too much of them.
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Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.
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Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.
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I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.
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A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.
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As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.
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I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.
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