Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.

Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.

I've always found that you can control people better if you don't see too much of them.

A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.

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.