"The central fact of North American history is that there were fifteen British Colonies before 1776. Thirteen rebelled and two did not."

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Source : June Callwood (1981). “Portrait of Canada”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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“People still don't get how astounding Darwinism is. People think what shocked everybody was that Charles Darwin seemed to be saying we had descended from apes.”
“Every player, in his secret heart, wants to manage one day. Every fan, in the privacy of his mind, already does.”
“[To her frequently needed plumber:] How would you like to be adopted? I'm sure it would be cheaper.”
“Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.”
“Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.”
“Now that we've made that decision, everyone is thinking about the practical consequences and I think Theresa May could be the most challenging prime ministership since the Suez Crisis, possibly since the Second World War.”
“If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.”
“You should own nothing except what you can carry on your back at a dead run.”

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