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Former Prime Minister of Canada

Charles Tupper, a former Prime Minister of Canada, was born on July 2, 1821, and passed away on October 30, 1915. He played a significant role in Canadian politics and served as Prime Minister twice.

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“The human mind naturally adapts itself to the position it occupies.”

Mind Humans Position Human Mind

Book:Recollections of Sixty Years in Canada

Source: Recollections of Sixty Years in Canada

“The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.”

Government Law Given Decision Position Committees Council Judicial

Author:Charles Tupper

“That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of their parents, is what no man with say sense of justice would suggest.”

Men Children Wish Parent Religious Justice Instruction Compelled Antagonism

Author:Charles Tupper

“A privilege may not be a right, but, under the constitution of the country, I do not gather that any broad distinction is drawn between the rights and the privileges that were enjoyed and that were taken away.”

May Country Taken Rights Constitution Privilege Enjoyed Distinction Broads Rights And Privileges

Author:Charles Tupper

“That text-books be permitted in Catholic schools such as will not offend the religious views of the minority, and which from an educational standpoint shall be satisfactory to the advisory board.”

Book School Religious Views Catholic Educational Boards Minorities Standpoint Catholic School Religious Views Advisory

Author:Charles Tupper

“It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation of 1890.”

Taken Rights Catholic Privilege Enjoyed Minorities Legislation Roman Catholic Rights And Privileges

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“The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.”

Ifs Gentleman Spares Interrogation

Author:Charles Tupper

“I do not see any reason why they should not be given the means to give their teachers just as high an education as is secured by attendance at the Protestant schools.”

Giving Should Mean Reason School Given Education Teacher Reason Why Protestants Secured Attendance

Author:Charles Tupper

“My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country.”

Kind Has Beens Two Important Country Political Desire Party Issues Remove Arena Verdict Political Issues

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“It is idle to waste time and discuss whether it was within our power and duty to see whether we could prepare a Bill better than the Remedial Bill.”

Power Duty Waste Bills Wasting Time Idle Idleness

Author:Charles Tupper

About the Author

Born: July 2, 1821
Died: October 30, 1915
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Canada
Quotes: 10

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