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Quote by Edward Sapir
English, once accepted as an international language, is no more se

English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. – Edward Sapir

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It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. – Edward Sapir

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communication
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The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to make man see himself as the master of language instead of its obedient servant. – Edward Sapir

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Attitude
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Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science. – Edward Sapir

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The product of mental labor – science – always stands far below its value, because the labor-time necessary to reproduce it has no relation at all to the labor-time required for its original production. – Karl Marx

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We need to be pro-science we have to go back to science. – Al Franken

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Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights. – John Charles Polanyi

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Id love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. – J. J. Abrams

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