Canadian - Politician | December 17, 1874 - July 22, 1950
Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.
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From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canada's war effort as effective as possible.
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Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.
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Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.
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Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made.
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If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.
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Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.
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Every hour of useful work is precious.
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If the military might of Germany and Japan are ultimately to be crushed, the United Nations, one and all, must definitely and urgently strive toward a total war effort.
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Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war.
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It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.
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