I didn't feel the need to have a lot of yes-men standing around me. As Mitchell Sharp once put it, the bigger the staff, the smaller the minister.
I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may t… - Jean Chretien
I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may t…
- Jean Chretien
To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen. - Jean Chretien
To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen.
I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything. - Jean Chretien
I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.
I don't know what is marijuana. Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal. I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other h… - Jean Chretien
I don't know what is marijuana. Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal. I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other h…
A successful politician must not only be able to read the mood of the public, he must have the skill to get the public on his side. The public is mov… - Jean Chretien
A successful politician must not only be able to read the mood of the public, he must have the skill to get the public on his side. The public is mov…
Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life - whatever their background or beliefs,… - Jean Chretien
Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life - whatever their background or beliefs,…
Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and w… - Jean Chretien
Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and w…
To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it. - Jean Chretien
To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.
When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the… - Jean Chretien
When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the…
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