Rae's speech to UN shows power of words in supporting Ukraine Rae knows that brave words are not eno

Rae’s speech to UN shows power of words in supporting Ukraine Rae knows that brave words are not enough — but moral suasion is still an integral part of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

By Jim Coyle, Special to the Toronto Star

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/03/04/whither-thou-goest-we-will-go-bob-raes-speech-to-un-shows-power-of-words-in-supporting-ukraine.html

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Rae knows that brave words are not enough. “#UkraineWillPrevail with our deeds more than our words,” he tweeted on Tuesday. But he knows that moral suasion is an integral part of the fight.

To close his speech, Rae summoned a powerful memory. In the dark days of the Second World War, U.S. emissary Harry Hopkins met Winston Churchill, Rae said, and told him: “Whither thou goest, I will go. Whither thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people.”

Then, after a pause, Rae said: “And so, Canada says to Ukraine and any challenged nation, Whither thou goest, we will go.”

They were words to raise the hair on the napes of necks.

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