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What does it mean?
Canada is secure from foreign conquest, but internal actions can still destroy it.
In plain terms
No outsider can conquer Canada, only Canadians can destroy it themselves.
What can you take from it?
Internal unity prevents destruction.

Where it applies

  • national defense
  • civic duty
  • political discourse

Putting it to work

  • strengthen civic unity
  • avoid internal division
  • promote national pride

Questions to consider

  • What causes internal self-destruction?
  • Is a nation only safe from within?

Another view

External threats can still weaken a nation indirectly.

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