Frasi di John Turner

John Napier Wyndham Turner è un politico canadese. Fu il diciassettesimo Primo ministro del Canada dal 30 giugno 1984 al 17 settembre 1984. Wikipedia  

✵ 7. Giugno 1929
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“I'm not just in this race so you will remember my name at some future date. I'm not here now for some next time. I am not bidding now for your consideration for some vague convention in 1984- perhaps when I've mellowed a bit. My time is now and now is no time for mellow men!”

1968 Liberal Party Leadership convention speech, April 5, 1968. Turner would, in fact, win the 1984 convention rather than the 1968 one. ( http://ms.radio-canada.ca/archives_new/2006/en/wmv/turner19680405et1.wmv)

“I'm not going to allow Mr. Mulroney to sell out our birthright, I'm not going to let Mr. Mulroney destroy a great 120 year old dream called Canada.”

repeated comment during 1988 Federal Election campaign in opposition to the Free Trade Agreement.( http://archives.cbc.ca/programs/730-6569/page/5/)

“I've told you and I've told the Canadian people, Mr. Mulroney, that I had no option.”

Defending patronage appointments in the 1984 Federal Election debate, July 25, 1984.
Origine: https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/mulroney-battles-turner-on-free-trade-in-1988

“In opposition, there's not much one can do. One doesn't have the carrot and one doesn't have the stick. One can't promote and one can't fire. And persuasion has its limits.”

Explaining why he did not punish objectors to his Liberal Party leadership, published in the Toronto Star, June 19, 1990.

“In any democracy, there is always a tug-of-war between policies to achieve equality and policies to promote excellence. I am certain that Canada can achieve both equality and excellence.”

1968 Liberal Party Leadership convention speech, April 5, 1968. ( http://ms.radio-canada.ca/archives_new/2006/en/wmv/turner19680405et1.wmv)

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