You can't stand up for Canada with a banana for a backbone.

- John Diefenbaker

Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative word…

- John Diefenbaker

What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.

- John Diefenbaker

We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage......w e cannot take …

- John Diefenbaker

In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has finally produced a Prime Minister worthy of assassination.

- John Diefenbaker

There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.

- John Diefenbaker

I was criticized for being too much concerned with the average Canadians. I can't help that; I am one of them!

- John Diefenbaker

I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew n…

- John Diefenbaker

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong…

- John Diefenbaker