Understanding 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