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An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#assuming #awful #being #decent #even

When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can't live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed. ↗

— Judith Martin

#behavior #gets #ideals #indeed #just

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#highly #himself #man #pleasure #pride

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility. ↗

— Judith Martin

#anonymous #despicable #does #etiquette #hiring

I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. 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. ↗

— Paul Martin

#bill #canada #civil #equals #i

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. ↗

— Paul Martin

#celebrate #ceremonies #charter #couples #court

As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride. ↗

— Paul Martin

#ensuring #get #how #influence #just

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

— Paul Martin

#country #destiny #hold #life #moment

For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford. ↗

— Paul Martin

#been #deliver #delivering #governments #more

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. ↗

— Paul Martin

#equals #i #land #law #liberties