Bilingualism Quotes

• As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.

  Stephen Harper

  Unity, Cost, Fairness

  Debates (Hansard) No.155 - House of Commons of Canada, www.ourcommons.ca. May 16, 2007.

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• If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

  Nelson Mandela

  Leadership, Travel, Crazy

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.

  Luis Fortuno

  Children, Successful, Opportunity

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• Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Travel, Communication, Inspiration

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• After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question...

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Dogma, Accepting

  "Calgary Sun", May 6, 2001.

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• Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so choose. Bilingualism is an imposition on the state and not the citizens.

  Pierre Trudeau

  Citizens, Goes On, Six

  "Problems of Journalism". Book by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1966.

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• Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

  Roger Bacon

  Inspirational, Education, Wisdom

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• Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Mistake, Canada

  "Calgary Sun", May 6, 2001.

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• Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics.

  Roman Jakobson

  Fundamentals, Language, Problem

  Roman Jakobson (1971). “Selected Writings: Word and Language”, p.561, Walter de Gruyter

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• Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

  S. I. Hayakawa

  Country, Individual, Fine

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• After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question....Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Mistake, Unity

  "Calgary Sun" Newspaper, May 6, 2001.

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