Slyly, surely and intentionally, the Welsh psyche and culture have been tainted by "Britishness", which is by now a synonym for "Englishness".

— Owain Owain

Canys mae tystiolaeth ein pobol wedi'i Phrydeinio - gan gofio mai cyfystyron yw "Seisnig" a "Phrydeinig," bellach. Yn gyfrwys, yn graff, yn gwbl fwriadol, Prydeiniwyd tystiolaeth ein pobol.

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Slyly, surely and intentionally, the Welsh psyche and culture have been tainted by "Britishness", which is by now a synonym for "Englishness".

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