Kim Campbell Quotes

• The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.

  Kim Campbell

  Issues, Political, Democracy

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• If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society.

  Kim Campbell

  Community, Encounters, Anarchy

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• I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.

  Kim Campbell

  Canada, Prime, Ministers

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• I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.

  Kim Campbell

  Government, People, Needs

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• Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised.

  Kim Campbell

  Real, Want, False Hope

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• Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

  Kim Campbell

  Equality, Justice, Tolerance

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• Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

  Kim Campbell

  Country, Generosity, Would Be

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• I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind.

  Kim Campbell

  Believe, Able, I Believe

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• I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation.

  Kim Campbell

  Believe, Common Sense, Better Future

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• We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.

  Kim Campbell

  Greatness, Unity, Citizens

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right treatment.

  Kim Campbell

  Doctors, Government, Modesty

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• [When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless evening gown and a gownless evening strap.

  Kim Campbell

  Gowns, Evening, Banquets

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• There are certain things in gun control that have a certain public appeal, but when you're legislating you need to look at the research on what works, what doesn't, and what really has an impact, recognizing you're never going to do away entirely with gun violence

  Kim Campbell

  Gun, Impact, Needs

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• We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays.

  Kim Campbell

  Patriotic, People, Given

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• There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something you do much later.

  Kim Campbell

  Gun, Thinking, Levels

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• Government cannot and must not replace private initiative.

  Kim Campbell

  Government, Initiative

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories.

  Kim Campbell

  Loss, People, Lost Friendship

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• For too many, to work means having less income.

  Kim Campbell

  Mean, Income

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.

  Kim Campbell

  Government, Years, Effort

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• On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.

  Kim Campbell

  Government, Reform, Canada

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions.

  Kim Campbell

  Giving Up, Betrayal, Ambition

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.

  Kim Campbell

  Honour, Greater

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• Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be.

  Kim Campbell

  Tired, Politician, Difficulty

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• Religion gets in the way of morality.

  Kim Campbell

  Way, Morality

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• I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future.

  Kim Campbell

  Battle, Want, Knows

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