1. Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and more..more..

2. “ Maurice Duplessis:Hundreds of millions in capital has been invested to develop our resources. Let me repeat: American capital, English capital, French capital: Welcome! #Capitalism#Capitalism

3. “ Maurice Duplessis:If I never read a business page, my admiration for him would be complete. #Books - Reading#Books - Reading

4. “ Maurice Duplessis:I kiss his [the priest's] ring and he kisses my a***. #Kisses and Kissing#Kisses and Kissing

5. “ Maurice Duplessis:The period leaves no one indifferent. And that was our goal. We present the facts. It's up to the public to decide. #Goals#Goals

6. “ Maurice Duplessis:The saying goes that after the death of every great man there's a long period of ingratitude. I find Maurice Duplessis's period is lasting pretty long. #Death and Dying#Death and Dying

7. “ Maurice Duplessis:This is about an admitted attempt, encouraged from outside, to challenge and break the State's authority. That is intolerable. Whoever deviates from this policy that I have established, privately or publicly, will be expelled from the Union Nationale. #Writers and Writing#Writers and Writing

8. “ Maurice Duplessis:Less than fifteen cents to the province and more than twenty-five cents to Ottawa, this is far from being excessive! #Age and Aging#Age and Aging

9. “ Maurice Duplessis:The bishops eat out of my hand. #Churches#Churches

10. “ Maurice Duplessis:Let us remain attached to the land... In the country, there are stability, common sense and strong religious convictions. #America#America

11. “ Maurice Duplessis:Over the last 40 years, talking about Duplessis has become like talking about the devil himself. #Devil#Devil

12. “ Maurice Duplessis:Before Duplessis died, we’d all go to church and make our sign [of the cross], and a year later we didn’t go to Mass any more. So we looked for another set of values, one that was all-enveloping, like the Church. #Churches#Churches

13. “ Maurice Duplessis:Education is like alcohol; some people can't take it. #Education#Education

14. “ Maurice Duplessis:As long as I can keep the Jesuits scrapping with the Dominicans, I can get on with the business of the province. #Reason#Reason

15. “ Maurice Duplessis:The province’s [Québec's] strength lies in the depth of its religious feeling... It must be the citadel of Christian civilization in Canada and even the entire North American continent. #Quotations#Quotations

16. “ Maurice Duplessis:Refers to the party colours of the Unione Nationale and the Liberals. #Politicians and Politics#Politicians and Politics

17. “ Maurice Duplessis:You know, elections are not won with prayers. #Prayer#Prayer

18. “ Maurice Duplessis:Two weeks ago, I pointed out that the Provincial Government had the firm intention to take the most rigorous and efficient measures possible to get rid of those who under the names of Jehovah's Witnesses, distribute circulars which in my opinion, are not only injurious for Quebec and its population, but which are of a very libellous and seditious character. The propaganda of the Jehovah's Witnesses cannot be tolerated and there are more than 400 of them now before the courts in Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivières and other centers. #Rebellion#Rebellion

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