{"product_id":"9781442637733","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   Excellency, General Georges P. Vanier, one of the most eminent public figures of Canada.   His broad interests and deep involvement in all aspects of Canadian life are reflected in   these speeches. A life-long concern with the importance of the family is evident in his   opening talk at the Canadian Conference on the Family in 1964: \"...the best and   surest way of developing generous and idealistic hearts, of giving the community men and   women who are well-balanced and conscious of their responsibilities to their country, is   to protect the family, for the family...is capable of giving to the universe the human   beings who are prepared to put justice and truth before their own personal   interests.\" From this conference emerged the Vanier Institute of the   Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClosely allied to the Governor-General's dedication to the family was   his interest in the youth of the country. During his time of office he strove continually   to bring Canadians to a fuller realization of the importance of their young people:   \"Tell me the character of a nation's young people and I will tell you the future   of the nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes the core of the Governor General's   statements on education, reflections that have special meaning for every teacher and   educator in Canada. His views on public life and on the democratic ideal, and his great   desire for better understanding between English and French Canadians and for the   essential unity of the Canadian nation, also hold a place of prominence in these   excerpts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final section of the book is devoted to his intense concern for the   spiritual side of man's existence, for the ideals and values that set man apart and   allow him to hope for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Wilder Penfield, head of the Vanier   Institute of the Family, who was a close friend of the Governor General, and Claude Ryan,   editor of \u003cem\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e, have written forewords for the volume. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128163713264,"sku":"9781442637733","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442637733_p0.jpg?v=1763806806","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442637733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}