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Tommy Douglas Quotes

I’m sure that the standard of public morality we’ve helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being a symbol but I don’t want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I’ve seen what the pigeons do to them Picture Quote #1

Courage, my friends; ‘tis not too late to build a better world Picture Quote #1

Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven’t the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold Picture Quote #1

The Liberals talk about a stable government but we don’t know how bad the stable is going to smell Picture Quote #1

We are not anti-American. We do not dislike Americans though we abhor American imperialism in all its manifestations. But then, so do many Americans. Many of them have said that even more forthrightly than we have, and many of them have suffered more than any of us for their plain speaking Picture Quote #1

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I am proud that my daughter believes, as I do, that hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans Picture Quote #1

Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it’s doing in the Maritimes Picture Quote #1

We believe that no nation can survive politically free but economically enslaved Picture Quote #1

The greatest way to defend democracy is to make it work Picture Quote #1

Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom Picture Quote #1

I felt something like the man on the resurrection morning who was reading his own tombstone and said either someone is an awful liar or I’m in the wrong hole Picture Quote #1

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Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise Picture Quote #1

The inescapable fact is that when we build a society based on greed, selfishness, and ruthless competition, the fruits we can expect to reap are economic insecurity at home and international discord abroad Picture Quote #1

We must never underestimate our opponents; nor should we forget that the closer we come to reaching our objectives, the more vicious and forthright will their opposition become Picture Quote #1

He was the only man I ever knew who could get money from the rich and votes from the poor with the promise to protect them from each other Picture Quote #1

If 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 Picture Quote #1

Courage, my friend, it’s not too late to make the world a better place Picture Quote #1

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To accept the principal that all power proceeds from the barrel of a gun is to accept a society which will be dominated by those with the biggest guns Picture Quote #1

We should never, never be afraid or ashamed about dreams. The dreams won’t all come true; we won’t 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 Picture Quote #1

Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven’t the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold Picture Quote #1

I am still a little fellow. Mr. Tucker is big enough to swallow me, but if he did, he would be the strangest man in the world. He would have more brains in his stomach than he does in his head Picture Quote #1

I came to believe that health services ought not to have a price tag on them, and that people should be able to get whatever health services they required irrespective of their individual capacity to pay Picture Quote #1

We are all in this world together, and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate among us. How we look after each other, not how we look after ourselves. That’s all that really matters, I think Picture Quote #1

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I remember burying a girl fourteen years of age who had died with a ruptured appendix... I buried a good many people that I knew, some of whom I loved Picture Quote #1

Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege Picture Quote #1

The trouble with socialists is that they let their bleeding hearts go to their bloody heads Picture Quote #1

A recession is when your neighbour has to tighten his belt. A depression is when you have to tighten your own belt. And a panic is when you have no belt to tighten and your pants fall down Picture Quote #1

The religion of tomorrow will be less concerned with the dogmas of theology and more concerned with the social welfare of humanity Picture Quote #1

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I’m sure that the standard of public morality we’ve helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance. (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I don’t mind being a symbol but I don’t want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I’ve seen what the pigeons do to them (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Courage, my friends; ‘tis not too late to build a better world (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven’t the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold. (Tommy Douglas Quotes) The Liberals talk about a stable government but we don’t know how bad the stable is going to smell. (Tommy Douglas Quotes) We are not anti-American. We do not dislike Americans though we abhor American imperialism in all its manifestations. But then, so do many Americans. Many of them have said that even more forthrightly than we have, and many of them have suffered more than any of us for their plain speaking (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I am proud that my daughter believes, as I do, that hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it’s doing in the Maritimes (Tommy Douglas Quotes) We believe that no nation can survive politically free but economically enslaved (Tommy Douglas Quotes) The greatest way to defend democracy is to make it work (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I felt something like the man on the resurrection morning who was reading his own tombstone and said either someone is an awful liar or I’m in the wrong hole (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise (Tommy Douglas Quotes) The inescapable fact is that when we build a society based on greed, selfishness, and ruthless competition, the fruits we can expect to reap are economic insecurity at home and international discord abroad (Tommy Douglas Quotes) We must never underestimate our opponents; nor should we forget that the closer we come to reaching our objectives, the more vicious and forthright will their opposition become (Tommy Douglas Quotes) He was the only man I ever knew who could get money from the rich and votes from the poor with the promise to protect them from each other (Tommy Douglas Quotes) If 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 Douglas Quotes) Courage, my friend, it’s not too late to make the world a better place (Tommy Douglas Quotes) To accept the principal that all power proceeds from the barrel of a gun is to accept a society which will be dominated by those with the biggest guns (Tommy Douglas Quotes) We should never, never be afraid or ashamed about dreams. The dreams won’t all come true; we won’t 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 Douglas Quotes) Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven’t the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I am still a little fellow. Mr. Tucker is big enough to swallow me, but if he did, he would be the strangest man in the world. He would have more brains in his stomach than he does in his head (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I came to believe that health services ought not to have a price tag on them, and that people should be able to get whatever health services they required irrespective of their individual capacity to pay (Tommy Douglas Quotes) We are all in this world together, and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate among us. How we look after each other, not how we look after ourselves. That’s all that really matters, I think (Tommy Douglas Quotes) I remember burying a girl fourteen years of age who had died with a ruptured appendix... I buried a good many people that I knew, some of whom I loved (Tommy Douglas Quotes) Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege (Tommy Douglas Quotes) The trouble with socialists is that they let their bleeding hearts go to their bloody heads (Tommy Douglas Quotes) A recession is when your neighbour has to tighten his belt. A depression is when you have to tighten your own belt. And a panic is when you have no belt to tighten and your pants fall down (Tommy Douglas Quotes) The religion of tomorrow will be less concerned with the dogmas of theology and more concerned with the social welfare of humanity (Tommy Douglas Quotes)

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