But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.
Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots.
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.

