Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Romeo LeBlanc

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian politician Romeo LeBlanc.
Last updated on April 22, 2025.
Romeo LeBlanc

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist, politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation.

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart.
As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.
I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future.
If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized.
We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners, in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart.
We send our [peacekeepers] off to some disputed zone, full of local intrigue and power blocs and uncertainty and danger, and they are supposed to save lives not with their weapons, but through their competence and their character. And they do it.
The hope of courage lies in every heart, together with the fear that we will fail. When the test came, you did not fail. — © Romeo LeBlanc
The hope of courage lies in every heart, together with the fear that we will fail. When the test came, you did not fail.
I fear that by gaining a limit, we'll lose an excuse.
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