There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical.

I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.

We all have the means to be prosperous. We have to find the balance between our wealth and our needs

There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the overall risk.

We can be dramatic, even theatrical; we can be persuasive; but the message we are telling must be true.

If everything were transparent, there would be no ideologies.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

I look forward to another good year next year. It would be nice to win, too.

Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.

I don't think I've read any of the books that have been written about me.

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

Virtue hath no virtue if it be not impugned; then appeareth how great it is, of what value and power it is, when by patience it approveth what it works.