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Language Quotes by Dick Pound
- Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.
- All of us in Quebec - and I mean all of us - have allowed language to become a preoccupation that works to the disadvantage…
- Attempting to build a language wall around Quebec is precisely the wrong policy to follow. It will keep out of Quebec exactly what we need…
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