Michael Adams Quotes
North of the 49th parallel we value equality, south of it, they treasure freedom.
The 49th Parallel is the border between Canada and the United States in many places.
Michael Adams, Canadian Social Scientist & Political Pollster, Sex in the Snow : Canadian Social Values at the End of the Millennium, 1997
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The irony is that the Republican party not only is in general very hostile to homosexuals, supports all kind of legislation that discriminates against them, but also uses anti-gay sentiment to whip up political support for the party. It opposes making attacks on gays, “hate crimes,” Nonetheless, homosexuals, like other groups of Americans have different philosophical and political views and some of those whose views tend to the conservative camp, have chosen to support the party and work for change and eliminate the hatred and intolerance from within.