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Je me souviens... de rien : Quelques réflexions de tête et de co

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“Vouloir réaliser l'indépendance de son pays ne s'appuie pas que sur des arguments rationnels, des calculs de coûts et bénéfices et des espoirs d'amélioration du niveau de vie. D'abord et avant tout, il y a le désir pour un peuple, une nation, d'être responsable de lui-même, de vouloir vivre ensemble, de se dessiner un avenir commun, d'appuyer tout cela sur la fierté d'une histoire commune. Il n'en reste pas moins que lorsque ce peuple, cette nation a atteint un certain degré d'aisance, de bien-être, il hésitera à se lancer dans ce qui pourrait passer pour une aventure, prendra conscience qu'il a quelque chose à perdre.”

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Book:La souverainté du Québec, hier, aujourd'hui et demain
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“[Doubt] is not a new idea; this is the idea of the age of reason. This is the philosophy that guided the men who made the democracy that we live under. The idea that no one really knew how to run a government led to the idea that we should arrange a system by which new ideas could be developed, tried out, and tossed out if necessary, with more new ideas bought in - a trial-and-error system. This method was a result of the fact that science was already showing itself to be a successful venture at the end of the eighteenth century. Even then it was clear to socially minded people that the openness of possibilities was an opportunity, and that doubt and discussion were essential to progress into the unknown. If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar...doubt is not to be feared, but welcomed and discussed.”

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