A national language is a band of national union.

“It is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness; that…

— George Washington

I can't just play in a rock band. The National is a great, exciting band to play in. We improvise a lot onstage, and…

— Bryce Dessner

“[I]nclusion, not assimilation, should be the key concept in seeking, ever seeking, a more perfect national union. Our own history has shown that we…

— Dan Rather

As the numbers of native-born Europeans begin to fall, with their anemic fertility rates, will the aging Europeans become more magnanimous toward destitute newcomers…

— Pat Buchanan

The basis of any independent government is a national language, and we can no longer continue aping our former colonizers ... those who feel…

— Jomo Kenyatta

English is a second language in most of the educated sectors of Europe and much of the world. But maybe in the future Chinese…

— Noam Chomsky

It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear…

— Edward Sapir

“In the twilight that was now the colour of dust, in the fury of horns that was a national language because honking had telegraphic…

— Manu Joseph

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply…

— Edward Sapir

A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact…

— Edward Sapir

As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content…

— Edward Sapir

“No one today is purely one thing. Labels like Indian, or woman, or Muslim, or American are not more than starting-points, which if followed…

— Edward W. Said

“The range and variety of Chaucer's English did much to establish English as a national language. Chaucer also contributed much to the formation of…

— Ronald Carter

Welsh is now almost a national language in Wales. The Scottish dialects are reviving to some extent. I don't think it's a major thing,…

— Noam Chomsky

“We’ve driven wedges between parents and children, between liberals and conservatives, between whites and ethnic groups, and between the religious and non religious. We’ve…

— Robert Goddard