"Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely determined by the fur trade. These boundaries included a vast north temperate land area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and dominated by the Canadian Shield. The present Dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because of it."

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Source : "The Fur Trade in Canada". Book by Harold Innis, "Conclusion", p. 393, 1930.

Harold Innis

#Land Quotes #Political Quotes #Fur Quotes

“Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.”
“Social media is great, I guess, but it feels like technology is the sapper of innocence.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna, and thousands died for it.”
“Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the mandate that alone upholds the legitimacy and dignity of his office.”
“I am a living witness, that if you are brave enough to dream it, it CAN happen”
“I also eat fruit instead of drinking juices. That's something I've read up on. I think that if you drink a lot of fruit juice you take in way too much sugar. You'd be better off eating a bunch of strawberries or apples.”
“The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as oneâ€™s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make readers feel a little less lonely and freakish.”
“For an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity. People have died for less I dare say.”

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