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Truth must the guide of those who hold the power; but humility is their sign, the promise that their privileges are in safe hands.

— Vincent Massey Speaking Of Canada (1959)

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In fact, in the far North one sees the northern lights facing south!

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Old wives' tales are not enough in a day when old wives and old men, too, are constantly moving away from their labours.

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It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.

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We must pass through the barriers of language and race, of geography and religion, of custom and tradition and we must build on a common foundation.

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The age which we live in is not suited to idle complacency or to pleasant dreams of past greatness.

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