"I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace."
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Lester B. Pearson, born on April 23, 1897, in Newtonbrook, Ontario, was a pivotal figure in Canadian politics and diplomacy, serving as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1957, Pearson is celebrated for his instrumental role in founding the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, aiming to resolve global conflicts peacefully. His legacy not only transformed Canada’s social welfare system but also positioned the nation as a key player in international diplomacy, embodying the spirit of collaboration and peace.
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"Of all our dreams today there is none more important - or so hard to realise - than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or our resolve to do everything that can be done to convert it one day into reality."
Lester B. Pearson"The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies."
Lester B. Pearson"But while we all pray for peace, we do not always, as free citizens, support the policies that make for peace or reject those which do not. We want our own kind of peace, brought about in our own way."
Lester B. Pearson
"And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction."
Lester B. Pearson"I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of the ideals and purposes which inspired the Nobel Peace Award."
Lester B. Pearson