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"I am a free Canadian" -- election day blogburst
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... Canadian bloggers, let's celebrate our freedoms by noting that, as late as 1960, the words below were NOT considered shocking or
abnormal: ...
I Am A Free Canadian
small dead animals —
... , a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and for all mankind." Flea - "He never added the caveat, 'so long as nobody might be offended'". ...
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Daimnation! —
John Diefenbaker, 1960:
"I am a Canadian,
a free Canadian,
free to speak without fear,
free to worship God in my own way,
free to stand for what I think right,
free to oppose what I believe wrong,
free to choose those who shall govern my country.
This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold
for myself and for all mankind."
Hard to believe a Canadian Prime Minister ever said such a thing, isn't it?
Damian P.
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