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Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad.
Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government read more
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a
nation or not.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B. A., M. D., or Ph. D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J. read more
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B. A., M. D., or Ph. D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J. O. B.
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
...when we renounce the self and become part of a compact whole, we not only renounce personal advantage but are read more
...when we renounce the self and become part of a compact whole, we not only renounce personal advantage but are also rid of personal responsibility. There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears, hesitations, doubts and the vague stirrings of decency that go with individual judgement. When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom- freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse. Herein undoubtedly lies part of the attractiveness of a mass movement.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.
