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Pierre Trudeau1919–2000

As against the “invisible hand” of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.

Pierre Trudeau on economics

Memoirs (1993), Part 3, 1974—1979 Victory And Defeat, p. 190

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