Grâce à son courage, à sa force et à sa dignité, le sénateur Ruck a rendu ce rêve possible pour de nombreux noirs de la Nouvelle-Écosse, et ceci en restant calme, bien qu'il ait parfois haussé le ton lorsque la situation l'exigeait.
Senator Ruck has made that dream possible for many Nova Scotians of black descent by his courage, by his strength, by his dignity, and in a quiet way, although sometimes he was loud if the occasion called for it.