William Lyon Mackenzie King

“The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.”

“The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.”

“If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.”

“The great and golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall see Truth in fragments.”

“Labour is not a commodity, it is a human relationship.”

“It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in government.”

“True patriotism is not manifested in short, frenzied bursts of emotion, but in the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

“Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes corrupt government.”

“What is essential is that the country should be governed by a government of its own choosing and that it should be governed in an orderly and constitutional manner.”

“It is what we prevent, rather than what we do, that counts most in government.”

“Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion.”

“Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.”

“What is important is not what is said, but what is not said.”

“The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.”

“Industry and humanity are not irreconcilable. It is not necessary to debase human nature in order to create wealth.”

“So long as this government may be in power, no measure will be introduced for the conscription of men for overseas service.”

“I am a great believer in the preservation of the amenities of life, and I will do whatever I can to help to that end.”

“Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.”

“True patriotism is not manifested in short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but in the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”