John le Carré parla del suo amore per la lingua tedesca e soprattutto del perché imparare una seconda lingua sia importante per rendere il dibattito sull’Europa dignitoso e civile.

The decision to learn a foreign language is to me an act of friendship. It is indeed a holding out of the hand. It’s not just a route to negotiation. It’s also to get to know you better, to draw closer to you and your culture, your social manners and your way of thinking. And the decision to teach a foreign language is an act of commitment, generosity and mediation.

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