Diogenes Of SinopeI am a citizen of the world.
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The idea that we are all part of the same world is a pretty good one. We all have the same needs, and our fate is intertwined. Some people might want to cut themselves off from the rest of the world, but that would be a mistake. The more we learn about other cultures, the more we realize that our differences are not as great as they may appear at first glance.
Sometimes they are greater than we think, but they also include things that are very similar. We are all human beings, and we share many cultural touchstones around the world.
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