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You have to look at history as an evolution of society.

Jean Chretien

History, Tourism, Looks

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Politicians of all stripes are always in danger at looking at every problem from an abstract point of view or being briefed by officials, academics, or economists who know every science but the science of human nature.

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Views, Stripes, Problem

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.238, Vintage Canada

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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

Moving, Dollars, Language

"My Years As Prime Ministe". Book by Jean Chrétien, 2007.

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There will be no silence from Canada. Our friendship has no limit. Generation after generation we have traveled many difficult miles together side by side.

Jean Chretien

Silence, Political, Together

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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.

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Moving, Giving, Clean

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.16, Vintage Canada

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Over the years, I have seen too many politicians ruin their careers because they could not accept defeat graciously.

Jean Chretien

Years, Careers, Ruins

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.150, Vintage Canada

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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

Yelling, House, Television

"Straight from the Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.

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Obviously, I would have been happier if Canada had not been conquered in the past by the English, if this part of North America had remained French, but you can't rewrite history.

Jean Chretien

Past, America, Canada

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Our old - fashioned system is better than any new - fangled voting machine. Not only is it guaranteed to work, but there is something I find appealing in putting a mark on a piece of paper for the candidate of your choice, as opposed to pulling a lever as if you were gambling on a slot machine in Las Vegas.

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Vegas, Gambling, Choices

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.287, Vintage Canada

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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

Self, Arrogant, World

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The problem was, I enjoyed Question Period too much and loved the challenge it provided. Far from being a dreaded burden, it had become an exciting part of my life; opposition members attacked me, I fought back, I won or lost or held them to draw, and the next day we did it all over again.

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Next Day, Challenges, Too Much

"My Years As Prime Minister". Book by Jean Chrétien, 2007.

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At one point Trudeau mentioned to me that the National Gallery wanted to buy a masterpiece by the great Italian painter Lotto, and it needed a million dollars from the Treasury Board. "Is that Lotto-Quebec or Lotto-Canada?" I joked, but I got the message, and the National Gallery got the painting.

Jean Chretien

Italian, Dollars, Boards

"Straight From The Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.

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If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate.

Jean Chretien

Military, Iraq, Canada

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It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people.

Jean Chretien

People, Evil, September 11

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Vision is not political rhetoric.

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Political, Vision, Rhetoric

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.264, Vintage Canada

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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.

Jean Chretien

Mother, Boys, Cities

"Straight From The Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.

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Aline and I have travelled a very long, very hard road together, from our working class homes in rural Quebec to the palaces of London, Paris, Moscow, and Beijing. Politics was the route, public service the reward.

Jean Chretien

Home, Class, Paris

Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.408, Vintage Canada

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Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum in Quebec, the very existence of Canada was on the line... I had a responsibility to ensure that Canada never again came close to the precipice.

Jean Chretien

Responsibility, Years, Aftermath

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For all its prestige, its fabulous views, its indoor pool, and its lovely garden, 24 Sussex is more like an old hotel than a modern home.

Jean Chretien

Home, Garden, Views

"My Years As Prime Minister". Book by Jean Chrétien, 2007.

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Deficit reduction is not an end in itself. It is the means to an end. Canadians must now decide what kind of country they want to build with the hard-won dividend.

Jean Chretien

Country, Mean, Want

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The two of us had come a long way together from our humble beginnings and the basement apartment that had been our first home as newlyweds in 1957, when I was still a law student at Laval University in Quebec City.

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Home, Humble, Law

"My Years As Prime Minister". Book by Jean Chrétien, 2007.

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Some information has to remain in the privy of the office of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the proper administration of government.

Jean Chretien

Government, Office, Information

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But I accepted that because God gave me other qualities and I’m grateful.

Jean Chretien

Grateful, Quality, Accepted

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Three months later, on September 5, 2001, at a pro-am event preceding the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, I was invited to play a round with Tiger Woods. Nothing in the game of politics had ever been as nerve-racking as that game of golf.

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Golf, Games, Play

"My Years As Prime Minister". Book by Jean Chrétien, 2007.

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Born: January 11, 1934
Occupation: Former Prime Minister of Canada
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