Too many people Quotes by Pierre Trudeau

Liberalism is the philosophy for our time, because it does not try to conserve every tradition of the past, because it does not apply…

— Pierre Trudeau

Obviously, the state's responsibility should be to legislate rules for a well-ordered society. It has no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms…

— Pierre Trudeau

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

— Pierre Trudeau

In specific terms I don't think I could make any suggestions, but in general terms I believe that it is because Canadians have been…

— Pierre Trudeau

I think that religions must seek peace and love and therefore be pacifist.

— Pierre Trudeau

Freedom can flow from order. That is not to say that freedom always flows from order because you can have a totalitarian order and…

— Pierre Trudeau

Every time I have a political rally I meet some people who say, "I need a job."

— Pierre Trudeau

I'm far from believing that we've solved the problem of violence in the 20th century and that's why I'm not discouraged that we still…

— Pierre Trudeau

The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard,…

— Pierre Trudeau

Americans should never underestimate the constant pressure on Canada which the mere presence of the United States has produced. We're different people from you…

— Pierre Trudeau

I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice.

— Pierre Trudeau

There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code.

— Pierre Trudeau