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Learning preserves the errors of the past, as well as its wisdom. For this reason, dictionaries are public dangers, although they are necessities. – Alfred North Whitehead

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If a language is corruptible, then a constitution written in that language is corruptible. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The English language is being augmented every year by about 400 new words. We cannot cope. We are drowning in the plethora. It – Anthony Burgess

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If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. – Doug Larson

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The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. – Lewis Thomas

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