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Former Prime Minister of Canada

Lester Bowles Pearson, a former Prime Minister of Canada, was born on April 23, 1897, and died on December 27, 1972. He played a significant role in Canadian politics and international affairs, known for his diplomatic skills and methods of peaceful conflict resolution.

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“Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe.”

Source: The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements

“It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.”

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Book:The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements

Source: The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements

“As to the first, I do not know that I have done very much myself to promote fraternity between nations but I do know that there can be no more important purpose for any man's activity or interests.”

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“A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed.”

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Book:Mike: the memoirs of the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson

Source: Mike: the memoirs of the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson

“As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the man out of uniform.”

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Book:The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements

Source: The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements

About the Author

Born: April 23, 1897
Died: December 27, 1972
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Canada
Quotes: 37

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The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: StatementsRelated source material

Mike: the memoirs of the Right Honourable Lester B. PearsonRelated source material

Peace in the family of manRelated source material

Words and Occasions: An Anthology of Speeches and Articles Selected from His PapersRelated source material

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