It has been said that a country’s greatness can be measured by what it does for its unfortunates. By that criterion Canada certainly does not stand in the forefront of the nations of the world although there are signs that… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
I am proud that my daughter believes, as I do, that hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
In Washington they have their hawks and doves and in Ottawa we have our parrots. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
My dream is for people around the world to look up and to see Canada like a little jewel sitting at the top of… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
A recession is when your neighbour has to tighten his belt. A depression is when you have to tighten your own belt. And a… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
To accept the principal that "all power proceeds from the barrel of a gun" is to accept a society which will be dominated by… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
We are all in this world together, and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
If ever we needed in this country to adopt a new attitude towards homosexuality, this is the time. Instead of treating it as a… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
I am sure that hon. members will realize that I am not drawing on my imagination when I state that last fall there were… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
He was the only man I ever knew who could get money from the rich and votes from the poor with the promise to… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
The [Liberal] federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
We agree with the statement contained in the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, written by Pope Leo XIII, that "anything which dominates the life of the… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
I came to believe that health services ought not to have a price tag on them, and that people should be able to get… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share
