Robert Bourassa Quotes

• English Canada must clearly understand that, whatever is said or done, Québec is, today and forever, a distinct society, that is free and able to assume [the control of] its destiny and its development.

  Robert Bourassa

  Destiny, Forever, Done

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• There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical.

  Robert Bourassa

  War, Censorship, Made

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• I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

  Robert Bourassa

  Revolution, Said, Streets

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• We all have the means to be prosperous. We have to find the balance between our wealth and our needs

  Robert Bourassa

  Mean, Balance, Needs

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• A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings.

  Robert Bourassa

  Tired, Police, Diplomats

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• There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

  Robert Bourassa

  Democratic, Detention, Civilised

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• It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.

  Robert Bourassa

  Mind, May, Figures

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• There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.

  Robert Bourassa

  Giving, Political, Mind

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