#chauvinisme

J'aime vraiment votre blog. C'est dommage que tu sois Français.

“To posit one's country as an absolute value that cannot be defiled by evil is manifestly absurd. Country is merely another name for nation; and the nation is a self-contained unit composed of various territorial areas and peoples assembled together as a result of historical events in which chance has played a great part, so far as human intelligence is able to judge, and where good and evil are always mingled with one another. The nation is a fact, and a fact is not an absolute value. It is just one fact amongst other similar facts. More than one nation exists on the earth's surface. Ours is certainly unique. But each of the others, considered by itself and with affection, is unique in the same degree.”

On chercha longuement un interprète pour que la réunion pût continuer. Ensuite, comme il fallait écouter chaque phrase en anglais, puis en français, la réunion dura le double de temps et, à vrai dire, plus du double car tous les Français connaissaient l’anglais, interrompaient l’interprète, le corrigeaient et se querellaient avec lui à propos de chaque mot.