50 Quotes by Tommy Douglas

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    I am proud that my daughter believes, as I do, that hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans.

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    We agree with the statement contained in the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, written by Pope Leo XIII, that “anything which dominates the life of the community should be owned by the community.” That is the basis upon which we believe there should be government ownership of monopolistic enterprises.

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    Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven’t the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold.

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    Houdini used to pull rabbits out of a hat, but he never tried to make a living out of selling them when he had pulled them out of the hat.

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    I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.

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