"Far more has been accomplished for the welfare……" — William Lyon Mackenzie King
"Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones."
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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37 Quotes by William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King has 37 quotes on this site.
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Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.
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Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity.
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Every hour of useful work is precious.
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I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.
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I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed…
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A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the…
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Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.
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The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
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Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to…
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The anxiety of most parents in seeing their sons and daughters enlist does not lie only in the fear of…
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Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.
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Nor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime…
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Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.
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I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old way is much more scary.
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