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Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton CC OOnt (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a television personality and journalist. He won many honors and awards for his books.

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Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out.

Inspirational, Motivational, Freedom, Ignorant, Met

Will a guaranteed annual wage kill incentive among the poor? If a man is given a certain amount of security, won't he quit working? Exactly the same contention could be made about the sons of the wealthy who are left large fortunes. Yet the evidence suggests that, given economic freedom, people will generally choose to do that which interests them most. It is up to society to see that these interests are widened and that too requires investment.

Amount, Fortunes, Men, People, Quit, Son

The more I see of the country, the less I feel I know about it. There is a saying that after five years in the north every man is an expert; after ten years, a novice.

Country, Men, Novice, Ten, Years

A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe.

Canada, Canoe, Knows, Love, Making Love, Patriotism And Nationalism

My best advice to writers is get yourself born in an interesting place.

Advice, Born, Interesting

The nation is bound together by its creative artists and not by parallel lines of rusting steel.

Artist, Bound, Creative, Lines, Together

I only write books about dead people. They can't sue.

Book, Books, People, Sue, Writing

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Rodney Mullen

David F. Emery

David F. Emery

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Gaspard Mermillod

Richard Leakey

Richard Leakey

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

John Jay Jackson, Jr.

John Jay Jackson, Jr.

Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

Hy Gardner

Hy Gardner

Gabriel Luna

Gabriel Luna

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Richard Donner

Richard Donner

Thomas Lipton

Thomas Lipton