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Wilfrid Laurier

For us, sons of France, political sentiment is a passion while, for the Englishmen, politics are a question of business.

Wilfrid Laurier

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Wilfrid Laurier is saying that French people feel deeply emotional and personal about politics, treating it like a strong passion. In contrast, he believes English people approach politics more practically and calmly, as if it were a routine matter of managing affairs.

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