I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been.
I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.