I agree with the sentiment, although there is a measure of practicality that needs to be considered. I am from the U.S. and speak a small amount of German, but that was only because I met and married a German woman. When I was doing a great amount of traveling, I truly felt that I should be able to speak another language competently. But (I am trying not to sound arrogant here) for most English speakers, the question is: Which one? For a non-English speaker, the answer is almost universal: English. But for a native English speaker, deciding on a second language is not such a clear undertaking.
I agree with the sentiment, although there is a measure of practicality that needs to be considered. I am from the U.S. and speak a small amount of German, but that was only because I met and married a German woman. When I was doing a great amount of traveling, I truly felt that I should be able to speak another language competently. But (I am trying not to sound arrogant here) for most English speakers, the question is: Which one? For a non-English speaker, the answer is almost universal: English. But for a native English speaker, deciding on a second language is not such a clear undertaking.