Preston Manning

“A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him, he's a statesman.”

“Let's abolish the Senate.”

“The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.”

“The role of the opposition is to oppose, but also to propose.”

“The West wants in.”

“If we don't get the debt under control, it will sink the ship of state.”

“There's a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.”

“Direct democracy is a means of connecting citizens to their government and politics.”

“Fiscal responsibility is not just an economic issue; it's a moral issue.”

“You can't build a national movement on regional discontent alone.”