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> [When a man has done me an evil turn once, I don't like to give him the opportunity to do so twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/when-a-man-has-done-me-an-evil-turn-once-i-don-t-like-to-give-him-the/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

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## More by John A. Macdonald

> [Confederation is only yet in the gristle, and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/confederation-is-only-yet-in-the-gristle-and-it-will-require-five/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [It must be an independent House, having a free action of its own, for it is only valuable as being a regulating body, calmly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/it-must-be-an-independent-house-having-a-free-action-of-its-own-for/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [When fortune empties her chamber pot on your head, smile and say We are going to have a summer shower.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/when-fortune-empties-her-chamber-pot-on-your-head-smile-and-say-we/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [A new Member requires the experience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/a-new-member-requires-the-experience-of-his-first-session-in-the/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/never-write-a-letter-if-you-can-help-it-and-never-destroy-one/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [Let us be French, let us be English, but most importantly let us be Canadian!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/let-us-be-french-let-us-be-english-but-most-importantly-let-us-be/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [Give me better wood and I will make you a better cabinet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/give-me-better-wood-and-i-will-make-you-a-better-cabinet/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [As for myself, my course is clear. A British subject I was born - a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/as-for-myself-my-course-is-clear-a-british-subject-i-was-born-a/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [When a man has done me an evil turn once, I don't like to give him the opportunity to do so twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/when-a-man-has-done-me-an-evil-turn-once-i-don-t-like-to-give-him-the/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [Politics is a game requiring great coolness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/politics-is-a-game-requiring-great-coolness/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

> [Anybody may support me when I am right. What I want is someone that will support me when I am wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-macdonald/anybody-may-support-me-when-i-am-right-what-i-want-is-someone-that/)

[John A. Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-macdonald/)

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