The dashes are a convenience for American readers of translated Russian, btw. Russia has no word for 'are'. The word 'are' in the phrase "All people are good people" is implied, and the dashes put in the 'are' for American readers.
Small bit of trivia. :) I love languages. :)
Language says so much about a culture. ;-) Being a believer in the Bible, I just thought that maybe after Babel we came to develop our cultures because of our language. Hmmm. sorry, I always think of other things.
Thank you so much! I had no idea you were such a scholar!!