We know now that in modern warfare, fought on any considerable scale, there can be no possible economic gain for any side. Win or lose, there is noth…

- Lester B. Pearson

How can there be peace without people understanding each other; and how can this be if they don't know each other?

- Lester B. Pearson

The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a stronger foundat…

- Lester B. Pearson

The only failures are those who fail to try.

- Lester B. Pearson

Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self-doubt and hesitation; strong in the convict…

- Lester B. Pearson

Under this flag may our youth find new inspiration for loyalty to Canada; for a patriotism based not on any mean or narrow nationalism, but on the de…

- Lester B. Pearson

Diplomacy is letting someone else have your way.

- Lester B. Pearson

Understanding the nature of conflict leads to peace.

- Lester B. Pearson

Of all our dreams today there is none more important - or so hard to realise - than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or …

- Lester B. Pearson