{"product_id":"only-to-serve-georges-p-vanier-9781442639447","title":"Only to Serve: Selections from Addresses of Governor-General Georges P. Vanier","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollected in this volume are selections from addresses by His \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcellency, General Georges P. Vanier, one of the most eminent public figures of Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis broad interests and deep involvement in all aspects of Canadian life are reflected in \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethese speeches. A life-long concern with the importance of the family is evident in his \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eopening talk at the Canadian Conference on the Family in 1964: \"...the best and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003esurest way of developing generous and idealistic hearts, of giving the community men and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewomen who are well-balanced and conscious of their responsibilities to their country, is \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto protect the family, for the family...is capable of giving to the universe the human \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ebeings who are prepared to put justice and truth before their own personal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003einterests.\" From this conference emerged the Vanier Institute of the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamily.\u003cp\u003eClosely allied to the Governor-General's dedication to the family was \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehis interest in the youth of the country. During his time of office he strove continually \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto bring Canadians to a fuller realization of the importance of their young people: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tell me the character of a nation's young people and I will tell you the future \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof the nation.\"\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes the core of the Governor General's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estatements on education, reflections that have special meaning for every teacher and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eeducator in Canada. His views on public life and on the democratic ideal, and his great \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edesire for better understanding between English and French Canadians and for the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eessential unity of the Canadian nation, also hold a place of prominence in these \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eexcerpts.\u003cp\u003eThe final section of the book is devoted to his intense concern for the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003espiritual side of man's existence, for the ideals and values that set man apart and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eallow him to hope for a better world.\u003cp\u003eDr Wilder Penfield, head of the Vanier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstitute of the Family, who was a close friend of the Governor General, and Claude Ryan, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eeditor of \u003cem\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e, have written forewords for the volume. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Vanier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144263944X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442639447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Georges Vanier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477256757503,"sku":"9781442639447","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a39419d1-5c28-4ea6-8ad8-f41a1ddf1f47.jpg?v=1715919493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/only-to-serve-georges-p-vanier-9781442639447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}