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.

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

What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.

I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.

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.

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

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