Lester Bowles Pearson

"I accept now with equanimity the question so constantly addressed to me, 'Are you an American' and merely return the accurate answer, 'Yes, I am a Canadian.' "

"The fact is that we prepare for war like giants, and for peace like pygmies. "

"This is the flag of the future, but it does not dishonor the past. (On his country's new Maple Leaf flag) "

"We have achieved the most amazing things, a few million people opening up half a continent. But we have not yet found a Canadian soul except in time of war. (On lack of national identity) "