Jack Layton's Letter to Canadians

[effervescent]

This moved me to tears on the skytrain this morning...

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." - Jack LaytonHow many politicians do you know who would say something like that? How many politicians do you know who

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[elly427]

I, er, may have found myself all but sobbing reading that earlier today. God damn, Jack. You'll be missed.

[effervescent]

I'm having a hard time believing he's gone... He's the person who's kept me believing in politics, the last few years. I can't imagine what his family is going through.

I had to stop reading, the first time - I was on the skytrain and I didn't want to start crying in public.