Society is responsible for its social organization, and if it can't provide the wherewithal for men to be gainfully employed then it should pay the penalty and give them welfare.

I think we have to realize that Canada is not immortal; but, if it is going to go, let it go with a bang rather than a whimper.

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

I believe in life after death.

What is considered sinful in one of the great religions to which citizens belong isn't necessarily sinful in the others. Criminal law therefore cannot be based on the notion of sin; it is crimes that it must define.

The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.

Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die.