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> [I have always been a House of Commons man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-have-always-been-a-house-of-commons-man/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

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## More by John Diefenbaker

> [What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/what-is-the-difference-between-a-cactus-and-a-conservative-caucus-on/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/that-one-never-asks-a-question-unless-he-knows-the-answer-is-basic-to/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-ve-lived-history-i-ve-made-history-and-i-know-i-ll-have-my-place-in/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage…w e cannot take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/we-must-vigilantly-stand-on-guard-within-our-own-borders-for-human/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [I have one love - Canada; one purpose - Canada's greatness; one aim - Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-have-one-love-canada-one-purpose-canada-s-greatness-one-aim/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [Everyone is against me - except the people!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/everyone-is-against-me-except-the-people/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has finally produced a Prime Minister worthy of assassination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/in-pierre-trudeau-canada-has-finally-produced-a-prime-minister-worthy/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [“He who does not know the past can never understand the present, and he certainly can do nothing for the future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/he-who-does-not-know-the-past-can-never-understand-the-present-and-he/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/there-can-be-no-dedication-to-canada-s-future-without-a-knowledge-of/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-am-so-excited-about-canadians-ruling-the-world/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [When you come to Parliament on your first day, you wonder how you ever got here. After that, you wonder how the other 263…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/when-you-come-to-parliament-on-your-first-day-you-wonder-how-you-ever/)

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> [One moment it's a cathedral, at another time there is no words to describe it when it ceases, for short periods of time, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/one-moment-it-s-a-cathedral-at-another-time-there-is-no-words-to/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-m-disturbed-because-the-doctors-tell-me-i-m-as-sound-as-a-dollar/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

> [I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-am-the-first-prime-minister-of-this-country-of-neither-english-nor/)

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> [I have always been a House of Commons man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diefenbaker/i-have-always-been-a-house-of-commons-man/)

[John Diefenbaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diefenbaker/)

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