Quote #26
The Past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.
More from Pierre Trudeau
- Mangez de la merde. (Eat shit)
- The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
- Some things I never learned to like. I didn't like to kiss babies, though I didn't mind kissing their mothers.
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