I, for one, will be convinced that the Canada we know and love will be gone forever. But, then, Thucydides wrote that Themistocles' greatness lay in the fact that he realized Athens was not immortal. I think we have to… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
I think we have to realize that Canada is not immortal; but, if it is going to go, let it go with a bang rather than a whimper. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
Liberalism is the philosophy for our time, because it does not try to conserve every tradition of the past, because it does not apply… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
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… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
In specific terms I don't think I could make any suggestions, but in general terms I believe that it is because Canadians have been… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
I think that religions must seek peace and love and therefore be pacifist. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
Freedom can flow from order. That is not to say that freedom always flows from order because you can have a totalitarian order and… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
Every time I have a political rally I meet some people who say, "I need a job." — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
I'm far from believing that we've solved the problem of violence in the 20th century and that's why I'm not discouraged that we still… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard,… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
Americans should never underestimate the constant pressure on Canada which the mere presence of the United States has produced. We're different people from you… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
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. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
I think all of us, politicians and churchmen, should do our utmost to change the society so that there would be no need for… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
The Canadian community must invest, for the defence and better appreciation of the French language, as much time, energy, and money as are required… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
Perhaps the rediscovery of our humanity, and the potential of the human spirit which we have read about in legends of older civilizations, or… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share
