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Terry Gilliam

"I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods."

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"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."

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"Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty."

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"However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system."

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"So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it."

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"And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian."

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"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."

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"You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida."

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"Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence."

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"The way we're going to win elections in this country is not to become Republican lite. The way we're going to win elections in this country is to stand up for what we believe in."

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"A wise traveler never despises his own country."

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"They make Spy Kids, they make Scream, they make A Scary Movie. This doesn't do that, so it could be a very bad marriage. I'm trying to keep this potential nightmare quiet because we're just finishing editing."
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