I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among…

I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: ‘a long time ago, in the future.’ Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future.

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Source: address to the Empire Club and the Royal Commonwealth Society, June 26, 1996

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