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    Which Head of State once learnt a new language for the sole purpose to read a 'classic' he thought was a qualification for becoming an efficacious diplomat, and what was the title of that romantic novel?

    Question #65358. Asked by peasypod. (May 04 06 9:51 PM)


    Arpeggionist

    		I don't think that this is the answer your looking for, but both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, after their terms as presidents, learned Greek in order to better understand Aristotle.

    May 05 06, 12:44 AM
    peasypod

    		Oh, Arppy, dear Arppy, this one was just for you!

    Think about it for a moment....

    May 05 06, 7:22 AM
    lanfranco

    		It was David Ben-Gurion, who learned Spanish so as to be able to read "Don Quixote."

    I suppose one could learn some interesting diplomatic lessons from that book:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ben-Gurion

    May 05 06, 9:16 AM
    peasypod

    		That's the one Miss Frankie, yay!

    May 06 06, 5:27 PM

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