John G. Diefenbaker

“The vision of the North, a new hope for Canada.”

“I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.”

“Parliament is more than procedure — it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.”

“One Canada, where Canadians will have preserved to them the control of their own economic and political destiny.”

“Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.”

“The welfare of a people is the ultimate purpose of government.”

“My purpose was to build a Canada where there would be equality of opportunity and an absence of discrimination.”

“Freedom of speech is the very essence of our democracy.”

“Justice has nothing to do with expediency. It has nothing to do with any temporary standard whatever. It is administered in the spirit of mercy.”

“We are all immigrants to this country, except the Eskimo and the Indian.”

“The Americans are our best friends, whether we like it or not.”