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You have to look at history as an evolution of society.
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There is nothing more nervous than a million dollars - it moves very fast, and it doesn't speak any language.
Jean Chretien
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We knew that there was going to be some people who were going to try to stop us, ... everything has been quite under control.
Jean Chretien -
I was proud to have been the anti-establishment candidate after more than twenty years in politics, a small town guy fighting for the ordinary Canadian.
Jean Chretien -
Trudeau valued performance above image. He Knew he could give me a shovel if there was a mess to clean up, and he kept moving me from one mess to another.
Jean Chretien -
Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us as a bunch of fools.
Jean Chretien -
I don't know what is marijuana. Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal. I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand.
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Everybody has the right to speak up in a democracy. We would be in trouble as a society if there wasn't a constant pressure to make reforms and to be just. Sometimes as prime minister, when i was caught up in a really loud demonstration, I used to say to myself that I deserved it because of all the demonstrations I myself had organized as a student against Duplessis.
Jean Chretien
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It's one thing for a courier service transport letters and documents from one city to another at a cost that only big business can afford; but it's another thing to take a letter from an Indian boy studying at the University of Ottawa to his mother in Old Crow.
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Economics has been called the dismal science. Once you get to understand it, you may not find it so dismal, but you don't find it much of a science either.
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To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.
Jean Chretien -
Vision is not political rhetoric.
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But I tell you I was very proud of them, because they took it with such great class. Both of them. They said, 'We are not judges, we've done our best.' And it was a fabulous performance, and I am told that in Canada they had a strong reaction, and even in the United States.
Jean Chretien -
I am not an expert but I watched it with Eileen, and we were extremely disappointed because (Canada's Jamie) Sale and (David) Pelletier had done a fabulous performance, but I am not a judge.
Jean Chretien
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The Western world is ... looked upon as being arrogant, self-satisfied, greedy and with no limits. And Sept. 11 is an occasion for me to realize it even more.
Jean Chretien -
A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.
Jean Chretien -
President Bush is a friend of mine. He's not a moron at all.
Jean Chretien -
I must admit that I didn't think we would succeed.
Jean Chretien -
The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face. It's a survival game played under the glare of lights.
Jean Chretien -
I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.
Jean Chretien
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Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.
Jean Chretien -
Saddam Hussein has brought this crisis on himself.
Jean Chretien -
The vast majority of the people who cross our border pose no risk to either country.
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To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen.
Jean Chretien