Pierre Trudeau - State Quotes

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I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

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I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.

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Of course a bilingual state is more expensive than a unilingual one — but it is a richer state.

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Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so choose. Bilingualism is an imposition on the state and not the citizens.

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There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.

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The state has an active role to play in ensuring that there is equilibrium between the constituent parts of the economy, the consumers and the producers.

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I can see that in certain political situations you have to use force to overthrow police states.

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