"Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not……" — S I Hayakawa

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country. - S I Hayakawa

"Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country."

— S I Hayakawa

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25 Quotes by S I Hayakawa

S I Hayakawa has 25 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will…
I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.
Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place.
Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens…
McDonalds in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for Pearl Harbor.
Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and…
It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding…
In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.
Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation
Definitions, contrary to popular opinion, tell us nothing about things. They only describe people's linguistic habits; that is, they tell…
English is the key to full participation in the opportunities of American life.
Agreement is brought about by changing people's minds - other people's.

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More Bilingualism Quotes

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Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics. — Roman Jakobson
After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's… — Stephen Harper
Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market… — Luis Fortuno
Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or… — Pierre Trudeau
As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost… — Stephen Harper
After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's… — Stephen Harper

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