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In opposition, you can make many promises, but you don't have to carry them out
In opposition, you can make many promises, but you don't have to carry them out

In opposition, you can make many promises, but you don't have to carry them out

Date7/12/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: In opposition, you can make many promises, but you don't have to carry them out. Now, we cannot make the extended statements and promises of opposition, but we must make the real statements of government. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0034027F
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