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I have always been a House of Commons man.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Men
House
House Of Commons
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Everyone is against me - except the people!
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Canada
Excited
Ruling The World
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I am not anti-American. But I am strongly pro-Canadian.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Politics
Anti-american
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You can't stand up for Canada with a banana for a backbone.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Bananas
Canada
Parliament
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I have an intensive hatred for discrimination based on colour.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Colour
Discrimination
Hatred
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I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Doctors
Dollars
Sound
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There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Canada
Dedication
Past
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I've got all of my enemies here in the Cabinet where I can keep an eye on them.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Enemy
Eye
Political
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Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Custodians
Parliament
Procedures
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In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has finally produced a Prime Minister worthy of assassination.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Leadership
Canada
Prime
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That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Answers
Knows
Questioning
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I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Egoism
Knows
Made
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What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Politics
Cactus
Differences
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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!
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Average
Helping
Too Much
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I have one love - Canada; one purpose - Canada's greatness; one aim - Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Greatness
Purpose
Unity
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Politics
Flying
Tails
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Firsts
Parliament
Wonder
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Essence
Freedom Of Speech
Strong
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Borders
Maintenance
Rights
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Freedom
Believe
Country
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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.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Greatness
Moments
Tradition
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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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Italian
Party
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Some wonder why I have such a feeling of concern over the imposition of the death penalty. I ask those who wonder how would you feel if you defended a man charged with murder, who was as innocent as any hon. member in this House at this very moment, who was convicted; whose appeal was dismissed, who was executed; and six months later the star witness for the Crown admitted that he, himself, had committed the murder and blamed it on the accused? That experience will never be effaced from my memory.
John Diefenbaker / Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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