William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC, also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada in 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948. He is best known for his leadership of Canada throughout the Second World Warwhen he mobilized Canadian money, supplies and volunteers to support Britain while boosting the economy and maintaining home front morale. A Liberal with 22 years in office, he...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 December 1874
CountryCanada
William Lyon Mackenzie King quotes about
Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.
Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.
Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity.
Fortunately, the Canadian people in all their habits, are essentially a temperate people.
Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.
It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.
When it comes to politics, one has to do as one at sea with a sailing ship, reach one's course having regard to prevailing winds.
Usury once in control will wreck the nation.
The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
For one cause or another, it has become necessary to impose restrictions upon the use of many commodities, including not a few of the necessities of life.
I've always found that you can control people better if you don't see too much of them.
Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made.
The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this.
Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war.