We should never, never be afraid or ashamed about dreams. The dreams wonโt all come true; we wonโt always make it; but where there is no vision a people perish. Where people have no dreams and no hopes and aspirations, life becomes dull and a meaningless wilderness.
Tommy DouglasI felt that no boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough money to bring a first-class surgeon to his bedside.
Tommy DouglasIf ever we needed in this country to adopt a new attitude towards homosexuality, this is the time. Instead of treating it as a crime, and driving it underground, we ought to recognize it for what it is: it's a mental illness, it's a psychiatric condition which ought to be treated sympathetically by psychiatrists and social workers.
Tommy DouglasMy dream is for people around the world to look up and to see Canada like a little jewel sitting at the top of the continent.
Tommy Douglas