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John Diefenbaker

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    John Diefenbaker

    Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative words.

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    John Diefenbaker

    I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

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    I am not anti-American. But I am strongly pro-Canadian.

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    I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.

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    I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew no hyphenated consideration....I'm very happy to be able to say that in the House of Commons today in my party we have members of Italian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Chinese and Ukrainian origin and they are all Canadians.

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    I have always been a House of Commons man.

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    I have an intensive hatred for discrimination based on colour.

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    I have one love - Canada; one purpose - Canada's greatness; one aim - Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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    I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.

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    In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has finally produced a Prime Minister worthy of assassination.

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    I've got all of my enemies here in the Cabinet where I can keep an eye on them.

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    I was criticized for being too much concerned with the average Canadians. I can't help that; I am one of them!

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    One moment it's a cathedral, at another time there is no words to describe it when it ceases, for short periods of time, to have any regard for the proprieties that constitute not only Parliament, but its tradition. I've seen it in all its greatness. I have inwardly wept over it when it is degraded.

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    The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the same place.

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    There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.

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    We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage......w e cannot take for granted the continuance and maintenance of those rights and freedoms.

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    When you come to Parliament on your first day, you wonder how you ever got here. After that, you wonder how the other 263 members got here.