A Liberal Society Cannot Be Defended By

Patriotism Is The Secret Resource Of A Successful Society.

I Teach Students That What People Say About Failure In Politics Is Mostly Wrong. People Always Told Me, 'they'll Praise You On Your Way Up And Kick You On Your Way Down.' That Wasn't My Experience. I Can't Walk Down The Street In Toronto Without Someone Coming Up And Saying Hello.

The Conservatives Hold Rural Places Because They Keep Bombarding Rural Canada With, "liberals Are A Bunch Of Urban, Metropolitan Snobs Who Don't Care About You And Want To Leave You Dead By The Roadside." We've Simply Got To Go Out And Say, "they're Lying To You About Us. We Actually Care About You More Than The Other Guys, And We're Not Going To Pander To Your Prejudices - We're Going To Give Hope To Your Kids."

Those With A Gift For Action, For Their Part, Often Express Contempt For Those Whose Gifts Are More Reflective. Men Of Action Like To Say, Those Who Can, Do, Those Who Cant, Teach, Forgetting That Those Who Teach Get To Write The History Books.

The Wars Of The Future Will Be Fought By Computer Technicians And By Lawyers And High-altitude Specialists, And That May Mean War Will Be Increasingly Abstract, Hard To Think About And Hard To Control.