"Recognizing Quebec as being different, recognizing our history, recognizing our identity, has never meant a weakening of Quebec and has never been a threat to national unity"
- Jean Charest
About this Quote
This quote by Jean Charest speaks to the value of recognizing Quebec's distinct history, identity, and culture. Charest is stressing that recognizing Quebec's diversity does not deteriorate the province or threaten nationwide unity. Instead, it is a recognition of the province's special history and culture, and an acknowledgment of its value to the nation as a whole. By acknowledging Quebec's diversity, it permits the province to be commemorated and respected, while still becoming part of the larger Canadian identity. This quote speaks with the significance of appreciating and commemorating the variety of Canada, and how it can be done without compromising nationwide unity.
This quote is written / told by Jean Charest somewhere between June 24, 1968 and today. He/she was a famous Lawyer from Canada.
The author also have 3 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
