Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.

Quote by Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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Good and bad luck are synonyms, in the great majority of instances, for good and...

Good and bad luck are synonyms, in the great majority of instances, for good and...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but...

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy...

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems...

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

The purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.