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We are not born of the passions of war or of the fervours of revolution. And we grew quietly into the realization that, set as we are in a great wide land, with all our differences, there are certain traditions and ideals which we had in common, and which could best be preserved in a distinct society of our own.

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Vincent Massey
Age: 80 †
Born: 1887
Born: February 20
Died: 1967
Died: December 30
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Former Governor General Of Canada
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City of Toronto
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