"I am a subject of the British Crown,……" — Wilfrid Laurier
"I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America."
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Wilfrid Laurier
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21 Quotes by Wilfrid Laurier
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Canada is free and freedom is its nationality,
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It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.
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Quebec does not have Opinions, but only sentiments.
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The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French.
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Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in a minority in this House and in the country, were to…
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I have been represented as a Protestant minister; there was not one of the canvassers of the honourable gentlemen opposite…
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I am not here to parade my religious sentiments, but I declare I have too much respect for the faith…
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For us, sons of France, political sentiment is a passion; while, for the Englishmen, politics are a question of business.
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I am quite prepared, if we can do it without any disrespect to the Crown of England, to bring our…
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What is hateful is not rebellion but the despotism which induces the rebellion; what is hateful are not rebels but…
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If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.
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It is a sound principle of finance, and a still sounder principle of government, that those who have the duty…
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When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.
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There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful…
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God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.
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You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as…
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A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks…
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself…
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If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do…
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