René Lévesque Quotes

René Lévesque was a Canadian reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec . He was the first Quebec political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Wikipedia  

✵ 24. August 1922 – 1. November 1987
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Famous René Lévesque Quotes

“If I understood you well, you are telling me: Next time.”

Concession speech, 1980 Quebec referendum, http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/b/ba/Rene_Levesque%2C_Si_je_vous_ai_bien_compris.wav ( http://archives.radio-canada.ca/politique/provincial_territorial/clips/4212/

“Whoever wants to be a Quebecer is one.”

Est Québécois qui veut l'être.
Victory speech, 1976 Quebec election.

“There is a time when quiet courage and audacity become for a people at the key moments of its existence the only form of adequate caution. If it does not then accept the calculated risk of the great steps, it can miss its career forever, exactly like the man who is afraid of life.”

Il est un temps où le courage et l'audace tranquilles deviennent pour un peuple aux moments clés de son existence la seule forme de prudence convenable. S'il n'accepte pas alors le risque calculé des grandes étapes, il peut manquer sa carrière à tout jamais, exactement comme l'homme qui a peur de la vie.
On the plaque in front of his statue on the hill of the National Assembly of Quebec.

“I never thought that I could be so proud to be Quebecer.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/d/d9/Rene_Levesque%2C_Fier_d%27etre_Quebecois.wav
Je n'ai jamais pensé que je pourrais être aussi fier d'être Québécois.
Victory speech, 1976 Quebec election.

“We are not a small people, we are maybe something of a great people.”

On n'est pas un petit peuple, on est peut-être quelque chose comme un grand peuple.
Victory speech, 1976 Quebec election. http://archives.radio-canada.ca/politique/partis_chefs_politiques/clips/6151/

“But I have confidence that one day… there's a normal rendezvous with History that Quebec will hold, and I have confidence that we shall be there, together, to witness it.”

http://archives.radio-canada.ca/politique/provincial_territorial/clips/4212/
http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/provincial_territorial_politics/clips/776/
Mais j'ai confiance qu'un jour... y'a un rendez-vous normal avec l'Histoire que le Québec tiendra, et j'ai confiance qu'on sera là, ensemble, pour y assister.
Concession speech, 1980 Quebec referendum.

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