"I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law."

People, Canada, Rights, Land

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"I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law."

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"In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others."

Equality, Society, Women, Canada

"I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law."

People, Canada, Rights, Land

"The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle."

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"At a moment that comes rarely in the life of a country. It is a time when destiny is ours to hold."

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"The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so."

Marriage, Court, Facts, Leaders

"Have you ever, on a cloudless night, looked down from a passing aircraft flying over Canada? Endless, glowing strings of cities, towns, and homesteads. Stretching on and on, one province to the next. With only the stars in the distance."

Nature, Canada, Cities, Flying, Night

"The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences."

Equality, People, Canada, Country

"I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible."

Politics, Canada, Iraq

"Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so."

Opportunity,

"The achievements we forge in this place and in our nation will not be those of one person or one party."

Nation, Party, Will

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"Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions."

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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."

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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."

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"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new."

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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those books."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

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"People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect."

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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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