John Baird quotes
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“The biggest threat to the regime is information.”
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“We can't test these absolute limits on humans. We can't blast them with sound. However, we can do that to animals because they don't have the same political base that we do.”
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“Canada does not just 'go along' in order to 'get along.' We will 'go along,' only if we 'go' in a direction that advances Canada’s values: freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.”
-- John Baird -
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“Canada doesn’t stand behind Israel; we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with it.”
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“You need, instead, to be defined by your values.”
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“Canada doesn’t stand behind Israel; we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with it.”
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“The prodigy who fades is an old story. But the prodigy who sets a high mark when young and then hits that mark, or exceeds it, over and over again, for a full lifespan, is truly remarkable, and worth celebrating.”
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“Risk is just an expensive substitute for information.”
Source : "The Upside". "HBR IdeaCast" with Paul Michelman, hbr.org.
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“The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.”
Source : "Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?" by Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2010.
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“When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.”
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