Original artwork, not a still
We are provincials no longer. The tragic events of the 30 months of vital turmoil through which we have just passed have made us citizens of the world. There can be no turning back.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says recent upheaval has ended a narrowly local outlook. After thirty months of turmoil, the group now belongs to a wider world and must recognise that connection. The declaration that there is no turning back makes the change sound both necessary and permanent.
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