Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
The inescapable fact is that when we build a society based on greed, selfishness, and ruthless competition, the fruits we can expect to reap are economic insecurity at home and international discord abroad. — 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 Image
In Washington they have their hawks and doves and in Ottawa we have our parrots. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The [Liberal] federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone. — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
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