"We have Celtic cousins in Brittany, Galicia and Cornwall. Our is a heritage shared in a love of music and song, of poetry - and a special affinity with the sea and with nature."
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Alex Salmond, Playfair Lecture on 40th Anniversary of Europa Institute, Playfair Library, (transcript)
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