:01:17
If I had clipped its wings,
:01:22
it would have been mine.
:01:27
It would not have escaped.
:01:32
But it would have ceased
to be a bird.
:01:41
But it would have ceased
to be a bird.
:01:50
And the bird
was what I loved.
:01:57
Writer in Basque
:02:01
Journalist
:02:05
Sociologist. Writer in Basque
:02:09
President Basque Govt. with Basque
Nationalist Party (PNV) 1980-85
:02:14
Former president
of Eusko Alkartasuna (EA)
:02:16
Musician
:02:20
Psycho-sociologist
:02:24
I'd say this is more like
an archipelago,
:02:29
a place with lots of little islands
rather than one big island.
:02:34
Yes, there are two poles
:02:36
which influence
the Basque conflict,
:02:38
ETA and the government in Madrid.
That's obvious.
:02:42
Those two opposing forces
:02:44
are hindering something essential,
that is, mutual understanding.
:02:49
Things are black or white now.
You're either with me or against me.
:02:54
We forget about
the range of colors in between,
:02:56
which are perhaps the loveliest
and the most enriching.