Margo MacDonald

“I am not a nationalist in the sense of 'my country right or wrong'. I'm a nationalist because I believe in self-determination.”

“It's not my job to be popular. I'm a politician. I'm in this job to lead, to persuade, and to encourage.”

“I've always been an outsider. It's the best place to be. You see things other people don't.”

“If you want to be a politician, you have to be prepared to be disliked.”

“You can't be a maverick if you're in a party.”

“There's a great deal of pomposity in politics.”

“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”

“I think it is a right to have a good death, as much as it is a right to have a good life.”

“The ability to choose the time and manner of your death is the last human right.”

“Politics is too important to be left to the politicians.”

“Parliament should reflect the people it serves. It's not a private club.”

“I have Parkinson's. It's not infectious. I'm not going to die tomorrow. But it does get you in the end.”