I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingI've always found that you can control people better if you don't see too much of them.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingA true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingI would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingI believed the people had a true instinct in most matters of government when left alone. That they were not swayed, as specially favoured individuals were, by personal interest, but rather by a sense of what best served the common good. That they recognized the truth when it was put before them, and that a leader can guide so long as he kept to the right lines. I did not think it was a mark of leadership to try to make the people do what one wanted them to do.
William Lyon Mackenzie King