Quote#Time
Westminster Review – a man, who although, through failing health and…
Quote byAlexander Mackenzie · 1822–1892
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: His Character.
English (original)
Westminster Review – a man, who although, through failing health and failing voice, he had virtually passed out of public life, yet retained to the last the affectionate veneration of the Canadian people as no other man of the time can be said to have done. (Buckingham and Ross 1892, p. 651, The Westminster Review Volume 137)
— Alexander Mackenzie
More from Alexander Mackenzie
Sir George Ross (Federal Cabinet, Premier of Ontario)– “Mackenzie was sui generis a debater. His humorous sallies blistered like a blast from a flaming smelter. His sterling honesty is a great heritage, and will keep his memory green to …
We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.
Sir Wilfred Laurier (Prime Minister) – “one of the truest and strongest characters to be met within Canadian history. He was endowed with a warm heart and a copious and rich fancy, though veiled by a somewhat reticent exterior, and he was …
Chief Justice Sir Louis Davies – “the best debater the House of Commons has ever known.” (Mackenzie's newspaper scrapbook "Days of Giants", Library and Archives Canada)
Lord Dufferin (Governor General) – “as pure as crystal, and as true as steel, with lots of common sense.” (Thomson 1960, p.211)
How I wished for manhood and the opportunity to wreak my vengeance on my country's oppressors