“We should strengthen the faith of our people in their own future, the faith of every Canadian in Canada, and of every province in its sister province. This faith wrongs no one; burdens no one; menaces no one; dishonors no one; and, as it was said of old, faith moves mountains, so I venture reverently to express my own belief that if the difficulties of our future as a dominion were as high as the peaks of the Alps or Andes, yet that the pure patriotic faith of a united people would be all sufficient to overcome and ultimately to triumph over all such difficulties.”
Quote by Thomas D'Arcy McGee
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was a Canadian politician, writer, and journalist, born on April 13, 1825, in Ireland, and assassinated on April 7, 1868, in Canada. He played a crucial role in the founding of Canada, serving as one of the architects of the Canadian Constitution. more