Lester B. Pearson Quotes


Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self-doubt and hesitation; strong in the conviction that the destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide; sharing in cooperation, not in separation or in conflict; respecting our past and welcoming our future.


Citations

Pearson, Lester B. "Farewell Address to the Liberal Party." Liberal Leadership Convention, 4 Apr. 1968, Ottawa.

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Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson
  • Born: April 23, 1897
  • Died: December 27, 1972
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Nobel Prize For Peace

Lester Bowles Pearson PC OM CC OBE was a Canadian scholar, statesman, soldier, and diplomat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. He was the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968, as the head of two back-to-back Liberal minority governments following elections in 1963 and 1965.