translate English to French: Yet I do not hesitate to say that the rights of my fellow-countrymen of different origins are as dear to me, as sacred to me, as the rights of my own race, and if it unfortunately happened that they were ever attacked, I would defend them with just as much energy and vigor as the rights of my own race...
Nos concitoyens, ce ne sont pas seulement ceux qui ont dans leurs veines du sang français. Ce sont tous ceux, quelle que soit leur race ou leur religion, que les hasards de la guerre, les voies du destin ou leur propre choix ont amenés parmi nous et qui reconnaissent la souveraineté de la Couronne britannique.