Canadian Politics/Quotes

"I hate politics, and what are considered their appropriate methods. I hate notoriety, public meetings, public speeches, caucuses and everything that I know of that is apparently the necessary incident of politics – except doing public work to the best of my ability."

- John Abbott, Leader of the Government in the Senate, June 4, 1891 - twelve days before becoming Prime Minister of Canada, a position he held for 18 months.