Actually the phrase goes back to the Roman author Terence which explains why it is in Latin!
Terence: Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto. 'I am a man; I believe that nothing human is foreign to me.' > the chairman > ps. re Julio's citation of 'one of Marx's > favorite phrases was "nihil humani a me > alienum puto" [nothing human is alien to me]', that > phrase was Feuerbach's. > > Michael A. Lebowitz > Professor Emeritus > Economics Department > Simon Fraser University > Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 > > Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at > Residencias Anauco Suites > Departamento 601 > Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 > Caracas, Venezuela > (58-212) 573-4111 > fax: (58-212) 573-7724 >
