Charles Tupper famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
-- Charles Tupper

#Government #Law #Decision
That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of their parents, is what no man with say sense of justice would suggest.
-- Charles Tupper

#Religious #Children #Men
A privilege may not be a right, but, under the constitution of the country, I do not gather that any broad distinction is drawn between the rights and the privileges that were enjoyed and that were taken away.
-- Charles Tupper

#Country #Taken #Rights
That text-books be permitted in Catholic schools such as will not offend the religious views of the minority, and which from an educational standpoint shall be satisfactory to the advisory board.
-- Charles Tupper

#Religious #Educational #Book
It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation of 1890.
-- Charles Tupper

#Taken #Rights #Catholic
The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.
-- Charles Tupper

#Gentleman #Interrogation
I do not see any reason why they should not be given the means to give their teachers just as high an education as is secured by attendance at the Protestant schools.
-- Charles Tupper

#Teacher #School #Mean
My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country.
-- Charles Tupper

#Country #Party #Two
It is idle to waste time and discuss whether it was within our power and duty to see whether we could prepare a Bill better than the Remedial Bill.
-- Charles Tupper

#Power #Bills #Waste
The human mind naturally adapts itself to the position it occupies.
-- Charles Tupper

#Mind #Position #Humans

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