After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?

Russell Hoban
After all, when you come right down to it, how...
After all, when you come right down to it, how...
After all, when you come right down to it, how...
After all, when you come right down to it, how...
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When Nelson Mandela said, “After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?” he was pointing out that everyone speaks their own native language. Yet, despite this fact, people are capable of communicating with one another.

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