Rex Murphy Quotes

Rex Murphy is a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup, a nationwide call-in show, for 21 years before stepping down in September 2015. Wikipedia  

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Rex Murphy Quotes

“Stay away from philosophy, kids: it will ruin your mind.”

In CBC Newss "At Issue", Oct 1, 2009 edition.
On a French philosopher's defense of Roman Polanski, following the later's arrest in Switzerland and extradition to the US.

“Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem.”

On a complaint against an "Islamaphobic" article in a Canadian magazine 2008 (http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/rex_murphy/human_rights_gone_awry.html)

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