Quote#Politics & Power
I am contradicted at this moment on politics, and the smile that…
Quote byLouis Riel · 1844–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Address on sentencing (1885).
English (original)
I am contradicted at this moment on politics, and the smile that comes to my face is not an act of my will, so much it comes naturally, from the satisfaction that I prove that I experience seeing one of my difficulties disappearing.
— Louis Riel
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