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Julia „Judy“ Verlyn LaMarsh PC OC QC war eine kanadische Rechtsanwältin und Politikerin der Liberalen Partei Kanadas, die mehrere Jahre Abgeordnete im Unterhaus sowie zeitweise Ministerin war. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. Dezember 1924 – 27. Oktober 1980
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“But I have been criticized before and I expect to be again.”

A last word, p. 353
Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969)
Kontext: It has not been the style of Canadian politicians to write of their experiences, although it is the common practice for British, French, and American Politicians upon their retirement. But I have been criticized before and I expect to be again.

“A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 2, N.A.T.O., p. 32

“I suppose, as a politician, I should be content, for the Canada Pension Plan certainly put my name in Canada's history books, and in italics.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 5, The Canada Pension Plan, p. 99

“Most women have a distaste for guns, and I am no exception.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 6, The crisis of Confederation, p. 125

“One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 3, The truth squad, p. 36

“The power of a government with so much money would be frightening. By controlling investment capital, it would be in a position to dominate business. We would then risk ending up with a sort of national socialism, as it was practiced in Nazi Germany.”

newspaper on Sep.27th, 1963, to oppose Quebec's pension investment fund (RRQ+CDPQ). Her government ended up setting up exactly that type of fund shortly after (CPP+CPPIB).
Quelle: https://books.google.ca/books?id=fn0NgNxTAxIC&pg=PT223&lpg=PT223
Quelle: http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/tout_le_monde_en_parlait/2009/reportage.asp?idDoc=86807

“The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 8, Centennial summer, p. 174

“Everyone is an expert on T. V., just as he is on education; everyone has some education and a T. V. set.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 9, C.B.C., p. 250

“Out of near disaster, came real progress.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 6, The crisis of Confederation, p. 127

“We were always expected to see Quebec's side of things, but there was damned little reciprocity.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 4, Sixty days of decision, p. 68

“I had always assumed that if I made it to Parliament I would not remain a back bencher.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 4, Sixty days of decision, p. 46

“Had it not been for Centennial, with its gaiety and its essential Canadianness, there could never have been a Trudeau as Prime Minister.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 8, Centennial summer, p. 228

“Pearson had a good grasp of French, although his accent was terrible.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 7, The Favreau tragedy, p. 134

“I cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 10, Twenty-five to one, p. 278

“I have served the Liberal cause for twenty-two years. That ought to be long enough for anyones lifetime.”

Quelle: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 1, In the beginning, p. 3

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