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I often go to talk in schools. Out of a class of 25 boys and girls I see two or three who have the spark. The rest is there, like goats.

— Corrado Augias

Io vado spesso a parlare nelle scuole. Su una classe di 25 ragazzi e ragazze ne vedo due o tre che hanno la scintilla. Il resto sta lì, come capre.

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From an interview by Monica Mondo at the TV programme Soul, Tv2000, 2 January 2016. Video available on Youtube.com.

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