A Quote by Will Ferguson

With or without the Royals, we are not Americans. Nor are we British. Or French. Or Void. We are something else. And the sooner we define this, the better.

Will Ferguson

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Better British Define Else French Nor Royals Something Something Else Sooner Void Without

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Will Ferguson
Canadian - Novelist
Born: October 12, 1964

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