As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.

I recognize that in some cases it's more important to have freedom and justice than to have peace.

Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.

I'm sure in a few years it will be unthinkable to say there were 20 years when we didn't recognize the People's Republic of China. And then we'll have to explain what the political constraints were and why it didn't happen earlier.

I've always lived in a democratic society.

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 think that the only ultimate guide we have is our conscience, and if the law of the land goes against our conscience I think we should disobey the law.