Lester B. Pearson/Quotes

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, diplomat, and politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
== Dated quotes ==
=== 1960s ===
* "God bless Canada!"
** Delivered during a centennial celebration, 1967Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Memoirs Volume 1 - Polygram Video - Released 1994 - Retrieved 2 December 2024
== Quotes about Pearson ==
=== 1970s ===
==== Upon his passing ====
* "Lester B. Pearson, former Prime Minister of Canada, will be remembered as one of the 20th century's most untiring and effective workers in the cause of world peace. For four decades, as diplomat, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he gave unstintingly of himself in the service of Canada and the world community. The record of his accomplishments as an outstanding postwar leader has few equals. Canada has lost a great leader. We in the United States have lost a firm friend. The world has lost a great statesman and a wise counselor. His life illustrates in a profound way how much one man, by virtue of hard work, high principle, and a sympathetic understanding of his fellow man, can accomplish in the cause of peace and freedom. As one who has had the privilege of knowing Lester Pearson for two decades, and who has counted him a friend, I shall miss him greatly."
** President Richard Nixon, 28 December 1972Statement About the Death of Lester B. Pearson - Richard Nixon - 28 December 1972 - The American Presidency Project - Retrieved 7 December 2024 - Archived 7 December 2024
=== 2010s ===
* "Lester Pearson exists in the eye of the beholder—and the clarity of that portrait still blurs and sharpens across the political spectrum. We have forgotten that he believed in both hard power and soft power, in the sword and in the ploughshare. Canada will only be truly and fully “back” when our governments understand the need to be as open minded and as clear eyed as he was."
** Antony Anderson, 1 November 2016Lester B. Pearson’s policies still misunderstood across the political spectrum - Antony Anderson - 1 November 2016 - The Hill Times - Retrieved 7 December 2024 - Archived 2 December 2024
==Links==
*Lester B. Pearson on Wikiquote
==References==
Category:Lester B. Pearson
Category:Quotes
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Category:Quotes of Canadian Prime Ministers