| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 386 |
| AUTHOR: | Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada |
| QUOTATION: | I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | First major address after leaving office, accepting Albert Einstein International Peace Prize, quoted in NY Times 14 Nov 84 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Politics & Government: Heads of State |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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