Preston Manning Quotes

Canada, Politician
June 10, 1942

Ernest Preston Manning, PC CC AOE (born June 10, 1942) is an Alberta-based conservative Canadian politician. He was a founder and the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance which in turn merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to form today's Conservative Party of Canada.

My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada.

Preston Manning
- Political
My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God's direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures.

Preston Manning
- God
- Christian
- Religious

What used to be considered conservative values... are increasingly becoming more mainstream values.

Preston Manning
In fall 1967, I was given leave of absence by the National Public Affairs Research Foundation to move to Redondo Beach, California, to work on a short-term research contract with TRW.

Preston Manning
- Work
- Fall
- California
The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion.

Preston Manning
- Culture