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> [“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence, more open to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-abernethy/learning-a-language-promoted-the-first-tender-shoots-of-intercultural/)

Fay Abernethy

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## More by Fay Abernethy

> [“Achieving real, lasting change is much harder than firing weapons at a defined enemy,’ she said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-abernethy/achieving-real-lasting-change-is-much-harder-than-firing-weapons-at-a/)

Fay Abernethy

> [“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence, more open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-abernethy/learning-a-language-promoted-the-first-tender-shoots-of-intercultural/)

Fay Abernethy

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