Quotes by Paul Martin

As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride.
– Paul Martin
At a moment that comes rarely in the life of a country. It is a time when destiny is ours to hold.
– Paul Martin
Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again.
– Paul Martin
Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so.
– Paul Martin
For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.
– Paul Martin
Have you ever, on a cloudless night, looked down from a passing aircraft flying over Canada? Endless, glowing strings of cities, towns, and homesteads. Stretching on and on, one province to the next. With only the stars in the distance.
– Paul Martin
I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible.
– Paul Martin
I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.
– Paul Martin
If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.
– Paul Martin
In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others.
– Paul Martin
No matter the era, it seems that children always want to grow up to be police officers - to wear the uniform, enforce the law, catch the criminal. There's a timeless appeal to this impulse. It reflects a young mind's growing understanding of right and wrong. It reflects a young heart's yearning to keep people safe and families whole.
– Paul Martin
Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service.
– Paul Martin
The achievements we forge in this place and in our nation will not be those of one person or one party.
– Paul Martin
The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so.
– Paul Martin
The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.
– Paul Martin
The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle.
– Paul Martin
We were caught in a trap of our own making - a vicious circle in which our chronic deficits contributed to economic lethargy, which in turn contributed to even higher deficits, and then to greater malaise.
– Paul Martin