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 for granted the continuance and maintenance of those rights and freedoms. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
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… — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
I have one love - Canada; one purpose - Canada's greatness; one aim - Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has finally produced a Prime Minister worthy of assassination. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
“He who does not know the past can never understand the present, and he certainly can do nothing for the future.” — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
When you come to Parliament on your first day, you wonder how you ever got here. After that, you wonder how the other 263… — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
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… — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar. — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship… — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
