I 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 KingNor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime means in increased risk, and in loss of efficiency to the fighting and working forces of the country.
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 KingIt is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.
William Lyon Mackenzie King