 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Question: What do you think is the chief reason why people throughout the world do not understand one another as wall as they should?
Answer( Russell): I think there are two chief reasons why people of different countries do not get on with each other. One is difference of language, and the other is the emphasis on nationalism in education. The very young, before they have been subjected to the influence of education have much less difficulty in getting on with people of their own age from another country. They learn each other's languages easily and find the differences amusing rather than shocking. I think that contact with people of other countries in youth is the best way of breaking down national barriers.
Source: Dear Bertrand Russell, 1969