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I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

Robert Bourassa

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Robert Bourassa
Age: 62 †
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
Died: 1996
Died: January 1
Economist
Lawyer
Non-Fiction Writer
Politician
Montreal
Quebec
Always
Expect
Revolution
Streets

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