“Throughout Asia and Europe, pearls were traditionally believed to ease a range of conditions, including eye diseases, fever, insomnia, 'female complaints', dysentery, whooping cough, measles, loss of virility, and bed-wetting ... Though nobody seems to advertise the potential for pearls to cure bed-wetting anymore.” SeemsEyeLossConditionsBedDiseaseEuropeFemaleIncludingCuresRangeEaseComplaintsPearlsAsiaInsomniaFeverMeaslesWhooping CoughDysentery Book:Jewels: A Secret History Source: Jewels: A Secret History
“The diversity of our cultures is Europe's greatest asset. We have to preserve this asset. And any political intervention that reduces this diversity is a loss to Europe.” PoliticalCultureLossDiversityEuropePreservesAssetsIntervention Author:Jaroslaw Kaczynski
“There's a tremendous amount of language loss. Most of the attention is given to indigenous languages, which makes sense, but some of the most dramatic language loss is in Europe.” LanguageGivenLossAttentionAmountEuropeMake SenseDramaticIndigenous Author:Noam Chomsky