I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interest…

- Wilfrid Laurier

We are here a nation, composed of the most heterogeneous elements-Protestants and Catholics, English, French, German, Irish, Scotch, every one, let i…

- Wilfrid Laurier

It is a sound principle of finance, and a still sounder principle of government, that those who have the duty of expending the revenue of a country s…

- Wilfrid Laurier

What is hateful is not rebellion but the despotism which induces the rebellion; what is hateful are not rebels but the men, who, having the enjoyment…

- Wilfrid Laurier

We French-Canadians belong to one country, Canada: Canada is for us the whole world: but the English-Canadians have two countries, one here and one a…

- Wilfrid Laurier

The Englishman respects your opinions, but he never thinks of your feelings.

- Wilfrid Laurier

The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French.

- Wilfrid Laurier

The twentieth century belongs to Canada.

- Wilfrid Laurier

I am not here to parade my religious sentiments, but I declare I have too much respect for the faith in which I was born to ever use it as the basis …

- Wilfrid Laurier