Alex Campbell Quotes
I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also let my friends know the motive that led me to take my own life.
Campbell, Alexander B. Suicide Note. Chicago Daily Tribune, 1894.
Voltaire’s view is often cited by opponents of assisted suicide or “the right to die.” At the time, the right wing was oriented to let anyone do as they pleased and the left wing was trying to discourage things like suicide. Melancholy was the term for what we now recognize as the disease of depression.
Alexander Bradshaw Campbell PC OC OPEI is a former politician of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He is the son of former premier Thane A. Campbell and Cecilia L. Bradshaw. He entered politics by winning a seat in the legislature through a 1965 by-election in 5th Prince. Later the same year he was elected leader of the PEI Liberal Party and, in 1966 took the party to power becoming, at 32, one of the youngest premiers ever elected in Canada. He also held the position of Attorney-General from 1966 until 1969.