Barbara Ehrenreich Quotes:
Ocupation: American Political figure
Life: b. August 26, 1941
Birthday: August 26
The less sophisticated of my forbears avoided foreigners at all costs, for the very good reason that, in their circles, speaking in tongues was commonly a prelude to snake handling. The more tolerant among us regarded foreign languages as a kind of speech impediment that could be overcome by willpower.
source: Barbara Ehrenreich (1990). “WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES”, Pantheon
topic: Snakes, Circles, Overcoming, Speaking In Tongues, Speech Impediment, Foreign Language
