I wish to be Prime Minister and in close and daily communication by telephone with the President of the United States. There is nothing we could not do if we were together.

The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

Canada is the linchpin of the English-speaking world.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

Naturally I am biased in favour of boys learning English. I would make them all learn English: and then I would let the clever ones learn Latin as an honour, and Greek as a treat. But the only thing I would whip them for would be not knowing English. I would whip them hard for that.