Robert Bourassa Quotations

One can always debate questions back and forth.

The opposition parties, by attacking my relations with the federal government, in the last seven years, have not hesitated to score points.

You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping.

It seemed to be inadmissible to give in on such a fundamental point. This would have meant that any one who would have wanted to be a terrorist could gain eventually their freedom thanks to another kidnapping.

We all have the means to be prosperous. We have to find the balance between our wealth and our needs

There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.

There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.

A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings.

I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical.

English Canada must clearly understand that, whatever is said or done, Québec is, today and forever, a distinct society, that is free and able to assume [the control of] its destiny and its development.