Becoming Quote by Eva Hoffman

“The vision of an entire world becoming just like us is at least as discomfiting as the thought that most of it won't.” quote by Eva Hoffman — Download Open image

“The vision of an entire world becoming just like us is at least as discomfiting as the thought that most of it won't.”

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