Quote
Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet… But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, / When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!
Note
This line does not erase difference, but places dignity in genuine encounter across it. It leans toward an external standard. Because it is not very brief, it can widen toward cultural distance, mutual regard, and the calmer thought that true meeting begins where fixed categories lose some of their power.