The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English hav…

Umberto Eco
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The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other. ✨ Umberto Eco: 'It's culture, not war, that cements European identity'. Interview with Gianni Riotta - La Stampa, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2012.
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Whoever reflects on four things I would be better if he were never born: that which is above, that which is below, that which is before, that which is after.

The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other. ✨ Umberto Eco: 'It's culture, not war, that cements European identity'. Interview with Gianni Riotta - La Stampa, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2012.

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