William Lyon Mackenzie King famous quotes

03-16-2025

Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Responsibility #Government #Issues
Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Law #Matter #Credit
It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Government
From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#War #People #Effort
Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#War #Remembered
Nor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime means in increased risk, and in loss of efficiency to the fighting and working forces of the country.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Country #Appreciation #Mean
The people of Canada do not wish as a result of mass immigration to make a fundamental alteration in the character of our population. Large scale immigration from the Orient would change the fundamental composition of the Canadian population.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Character #People #Wish
Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Attitude #War #Rehabilitation
Usury once in control will wreck the nation.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Wrecks #Usury
Workers in industry are the partners in war of the fighting forces.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#War #Fighting #Partners
As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Doubt #Training #Benefits
The anxiety of most parents in seeing their sons and daughters enlist does not lie only in the fear of the physical dangers they may encounter.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Daughter #Lying #Son
Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Government #Analysis #Littles
The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Yesterday #Promise #Today
Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Progress #Action #Welfare
Fortunately, the Canadian people in all their habits, are essentially a temperate people.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#People #Habit
Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Conscription
Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Years #Beverages #Dollars
Every hour of useful work is precious.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Hours
I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Believe #Steps #Unwise
I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Numbers #Wish #Temperance
A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Men #Doe #True Man
Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#War #Men #Discipline
Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.
-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

#Self #Discipline #Soldier

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