"Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!"

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian Celebrity

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"Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!"

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