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René Lévesque allows himself to tell his hosts what he thinks they should do: "Scotland must go in the same direction as ours. Along the way, it will discover like us that appetite comes with eating. Once some powers have been wrested away, the desire to have some more is born naturally." | René Lévesque allows himself to tell his hosts what he thinks they should do: "Scotland must go in the same direction as ours. Along the way, it will discover like us that appetite comes with eating. Once some powers have been wrested away, the desire to have some more is born naturally." | ||
Unable to resist the urge to stumble [[Wikipedia:Vive le Québec libre|like a certain general]], René Lévesque utters an amused "Long live free Scotland!", all the while noting that his cry will surely not cause a storm in Great Britain because he is only a one small politician who is not even elected, and not a triumphant de Gaulle. | Unable to resist the urge to stumble [[Wikipedia:Vive le Québec libre|like a certain general]], René Lévesque utters an amused "Long live free Scotland!", all the while noting that his cry will surely not cause a storm in Great Britain because he is only a one small politician who is not even elected, and not a triumphant [[Wikipedia:Charles de Gaulle|de Gaulle]]. | ||
Leaving his Scottish friends, René Lévesque ensures them that Quebecers have "the will to become independent". Perhaps have the latter heard it. Three months later, at the end of October, a Crop opinion poll carried out on the scale of the province places his party ahead. For the first time of its history, the PQ leads the Liberals. [...] | Leaving his Scottish friends, René Lévesque ensures them that Quebecers have "the will to become independent". Perhaps have the latter heard it. Three months later, at the end of October, a [http://www.crop.ca Crop opinion poll] carried out on the scale of the province places his party ahead. For the first time of its history, the PQ leads the Liberals. [...] | ||
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