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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.
In modern war, the longest purse decides oftener than the longest sword.
In modern war, the longest purse decides oftener than the longest sword.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of read more
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
My father was a minister. I had to make up for the lack of sin.
My father was a minister. I had to make up for the lack of sin.
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from read more
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
The law giver, of all beings, most owes the law allegiance. He of all men should behave as though the read more
The law giver, of all beings, most owes the law allegiance. He of all men should behave as though the law compelled him. But it is the universal weakness of mankind that what we are given to administer we presently imagine we own.
Absolute power turns its possessors not into a God but an anti-God. For God turned clay into men, while the read more
Absolute power turns its possessors not into a God but an anti-God. For God turned clay into men, while the absolute despot turns men into clay.
My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised.
My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised.