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Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC CC CH QC FRSC (/truːˈdoʊ/; French: [tʁydo]; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), often referred to by the initials PET, was a Canadian statesman who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984). He is the third longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history (behind William Lyon Mackenzie King and John A. Macdonald), having served for 15 years, 164 days.

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I, for one, will be convinced that the Canada we know and love will be gone forever. But, then, Thucydides wrote that Themistocles' greatness lay in the fact that he realized Athens was not immortal. I think we have to realize that Canada is not immortal; but, if it is going to go, let it go with a bang rather than a whimper.

Forever, Greatness, Thinking, Wrote

This is the beauty of the democratic process: it permits that subjective view of justice - which everyone holds - permits that subjective way to express itself peacefully through discussion, through reason and through the voting process.

Democratic, Justice, View, Views, Voting

I was too busy doing my job and living my life to spend time keeping notes for some future volume of memoirs.

Busy, Jobs, Keeping, Life, Living, Time Keeping

Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. Or better, let us consider them cancelled. Coldly, let us be intelligent.

Break, Coldly, Intelligent, Totems

I think theoretically if a man is young and healthy society should not give him a basic income. He should not be given dole. He should not be eligible for welfare. If he can work and if there is work available, he should take his choice. If he wants to be a hermit or beggar, that's fine. If he wants to move with the sun and live off the land, that's fine. If he is in a society which has work for him I don't think he should theoretically be eligible for welfare.

Land, Man, Men, Moving, Take, Thinking

There are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just dont like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is go and bleed It is more important to keep law and order in society than to be worried about weak-kneed people Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power.

Gun, Heart, Hearts, Mean, Parallel, Society

My life is one long curve, full of turning points.

Curves, Life, Life Is, Long, Turning

If I found in my own ranks that a certain number of guys wanted to cut my throat, I'd make sure that I cut their throats first.

Certain, Cutting, Guy, Make, Numbers, Throats

I am peaceful but I am not a pacifist in the philosophical sense.

Pacifist, Peaceful, Philosophical, Sense

Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.

Fda, Good Luck, Luck, Meet, Opportunity

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.

Adults, Bedrooms, Concern, Criminals, Gay, State

In my religion I really cannot think of cases where violence is justified.

Cases, Justified, Thinking, Violence

People are more interested in ideas than dress.

Dress, Dresses, Ideas, People

I think violence is counter-productive and it is bad in democratic societies.

Bad, Democratic, Societies, Thinking, Violence

The next time you see Jesus Christ, ask Him what happened to the just society He promised 2,000 years ago.

Jesus, Years, Next, Christ, Ask

Le raison avant la passion - Reason over passion.

Avant, Passion, Raison, Reason, Wisdom

What is wonderful about a university like LSE is that you not only receive teaching of very high quality, you also learn where to find the knowledge you are seeking. And you make unexpected discoveries; it was a Marxist professor who introduced me to the work of Cardinal Newman, a great master of English prose as well as theology.

Discovery, English, Quality, Teaching, Work

Canadians should realise when they are well off under the Monarchy. For the vast majority of Canadians, being a Monarchy is probably the only form of government acceptable to them. I have always been for parliamentary democracy and I think the institution of Monarchy with the Queen heading it all has served Canada well.

Canada, Government, Institution, Queen, Queens, Thinking

It is wonderful to be despised, if, deep down, we know we are right.

Deep, Deep Down, Despised, Knows, Wonderful

What shall we do about the Abortion Bill?" A: "Pay it!

Abortion, Bill, Pay, Political

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