Oaths are but words, and words but wind. – Samuel Butler (1612-1680), Hudribas
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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. – Oliver Wendell Holmes
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