Language Quote by Adam Dickinson

“The point in all this is that language is a handy whipping boy to summon and belabor when we have failed in some serious…

— Chinua Achebe

“one wonders how much real conversation there is when one party does not, in many districts, have to contend for the votes of minorities,…

— Garrance Franke-Ruta

If you're not geographically diverse, it's hard to even speak a language that makes sense to folks in faraway places. That's especially a problem…

— Steve Bullock

“To change a political system, the majority of the thinking citizens must unite, speak with one voice and stand firm like one leg.”

— Dr Ahmed Padia Binkatabana

“Arguments about language are usually arguments about politics, disguised and channeled through one of our most distinctive markers of identity.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“I hate that the actions of a minority can influence the opinions of a majority.”

— Sarah Ayoub

“Once the people have been deluded into believing that speeches and voting are the only acceptable tools by which to affect change in their…

— Dave Champion

“Any place where they got to vote on whether English is the official language don’t belong in the United States.”

— Patricia Cornwell

The language of our democracy should be such that the weakest in our society should feel safe.

— Ravish Kumar

“I seem to be good at speaking the politicians’ language,” Szilard said. “Apparently there’s an advantage around here to being mildly socially retarded, and…

— John Scalzi

“Democracy is about the majority understanding that minorities have rights too.”

— Gavin Esler

Ability to speak the majority language is not just important for inclusion; it is important for minorities to be able to claim their rights…

— Deeyah Khan