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Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war.


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A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.

A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.



Usury once in control will wreck the nation.

Usury once in control will wreck the nation.



From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.

From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.



It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.

It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government.



Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.

Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.



Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.

Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.



Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.

Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.



The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.

The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.



When it comes to politics, one has to do as one at sea with a sailing ship, reach one's course having regard to prevailing winds.

When it comes to politics, one has to do as one at sea with a sailing ship, reach one's course having regard to prevailing winds.



Fortunately, the Canadian people in all their habits, are essentially a temperate people.

Fortunately, the Canadian people in all their habits, are essentially a temperate people.





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The idea of duty--that recognition of something to be lived for beyond the mere satisfaction of self--is to the moral life what the addition of a great central ganglion is to animal life.



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A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

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The best thing about time passing is the privilege of running out of it, of watching the wave of mortality break over me and everyone I know.



And what had he wanted? He'd never sat down to think about it. But mostly, he wanted yesterday to be different from today.

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