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Former Prime Minister of Canada

William Lyon Mackenzie King was a former Prime Minister of Canada, serving for a total of 20 years, the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history. During his tenure, he advanced Canada's position on the international stage and promoted social welfare and public service reforms at home.

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“From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.”

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Author:William Lyon Mackenzie King

“I believed the people had a true instinct in most matters of government when left alone. That they were not swayed, as specially favoured individuals were, by personal interest, but rather by a sense of what best served the common good. That they recognized the truth when it was put before them, and that a leader can guide so long as he kept to the right lines. I did not think it was a mark of leadership to try to make the people do what one wanted them to do.”

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“I've always found that you can control people better if you don't see too much of them.”

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Book:Mackenzie King: Widening the Debate

Source: Mackenzie King: Widening the Debate

“When gasoline and rubber are rationed, electric power and transport facilities are becoming increasingly scarce, and manpower shortages are developing, it is difficult for people to understand their increased use for other than the most vital needs of war.”

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“Fortunately, the Canadian people in all their habits, are essentially a temperate people.”

Author:William Lyon Mackenzie King

“The people of Canada do not wish as a result of mass immigration to make a fundamental alteration in the character of our population. Large scale immigration from the Orient would change the fundamental composition of the Canadian population.”

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Author:William Lyon Mackenzie King

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1874
Died: July 22, 1950
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Canada
Quotes: 30

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