Lucien Bouchard

“The real question is not whether we are able to be a country. The real question is whether we are still a people.”

“We have one last chance. And this is it.”

“For a people, it's not what you are, it's what you do.”

“We are what we are. We are Quebecers. We are a people. We are a nation.”

“A people that does not have the courage to say yes to itself is a people that will disappear.”

“My loyalty is not to a party, it's to Quebec.”

“Let us build a country, a country for our children.”

“We have to face the music. We have to make decisions. We have to be responsible.”

“Quebec is a distinct society, and it must be recognized as such.”

“I have always believed that it is the task of the leader to lead, and it is the task of the people to follow. But if the people don't follow, the leader has a problem.”