We do not, as a rule take a very great interest in the doings of other people unless we either love or hate them. If we do not take an interest in them, we do not take the trouble to get information about them; while if we either love or hate them, the information which we shall obtain is likely to be misinformation. This applies in particular to one nation's knowledge of another nation.
Source:As others see us (written in Mar. 23, 1932 and pub. in Mortals and Others, v.1, 1975.
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