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Politics : Prime Minister Jean Chretien -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (77)	11/19/2002 1:59:38 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 443

The Indian culture today in Canada is called Pan-Indian and it it a mish mash of things they pick and choose from other cultures such as the feather head dress, burning wagons, etc... Yes the French eat snails and other things that can't be mentioned on SI. However like (oh never mind) I saw a law suit stopped dead during an opening address to a jury where the lawyer for the plaintiff said "In Canada a deal is a deal". The defendant was from a foreign country and the judge allowed a mistrial. The lawyer was admonished for his characterization by way of an insinuation plus $11,000 in fines all at the discretion of the trial judge. If we keep quoting Ayn Rand they will spontaneously combust. Another good weapon to keep your spirits up is "The Good Soldier Svejk" get the original translation by Cecil Parrot... Guilt is a rope that wears thin. Ayn Rand Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. Ayn Rand Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production. Ayn Rand I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction. Ayn Rand It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener. Ayn Rand The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. Ayn Rand The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. Ayn Rand The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence. Ayn Rand