Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier GCMG PC KC, known as Wilfrid Laurier, was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 11 July 1896, to 6 October 1911...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 November 1841
CountryCanada
country sea two
We French-Canadians belong to one country, Canada: Canada is for us the whole world: but the English-Canadians have two countries, one here and one across the sea.
religious organization political
I am not here to parade my religious sentiments, but I declare I have too much respect for the faith in which I was born to ever use it as the basis of a political organization
house four nine
Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.
doe opinion quebec
Quebec does not have Opinions, but only sentiments.
party suicidal would-be
It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.
scotch catholic prejudice
We are here a nation, composed of the most heterogeneous elements-Protestants and Catholics, English, French, German, Irish, Scotch, every one, let it be remembered, with his traditions, with his prejudices. In each of these conflicting antagonistic elements, however, there is a common spot of patriotism, and the only true policy is that which reaches that common patriotism and makes it vibrate in all toward common ends and common aspirations.
judging liberty canada
I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act.
canada nationality
Canada is free and freedom is its nationality,
men tyrants giving
What is hateful is not rebellion but the despotism which induces the rebellion; what is hateful are not rebels but the men, who, having the enjoyment of power, do not discharge the duties of power; they are the men who, having the power to redress wrongs, refuse to listen to the petitioners that are sent to them; they are the men who, when they are asked for a loaf, give a stone.
Let them look to the past, but let them also look to the future; let them look to the land of their ancestors, but let them look also to the land of their children.
country party house
Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in a minority in this House and in the country, were to organise as a political party, they would compel the majority to organise as a political party, and the result must be disastrous to themselves.
against good loss played positive step though top
We played a lot better today, even though it wasn't against a top opponent, ... It's a good positive step after our loss to (Taiwan).
country responsibility government
It is a sound principle of finance, and a still sounder principle of government, that those who have the duty of expending the revenue of a country should also be saddled with the responsibility of levying and providing it.
country america crowns
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.