18. Memorable Quotes

Memorable Quotes

“For here [in Canada],

I want the marble to remain the marble;

the granite to remain the granite;

the oak to remain the oak;

and out of these elements,

I would build a nation great among the nations of the world.”

— Sir Wilfrid Laurier

7th Prime Minister of Canada

July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911

“I am a Canadian,

a free 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,

or free to choose those

who shall govern my country.

This heritage of freedom

I pledge to uphold

for myself and all mankind.”

— John Diefenbaker

13th Prime Minister of Canada

June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963

These quotes do not need to be learned for the citizenship test.