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The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is…
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We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices…
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Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but…
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What fetters the mind and benumbs the spirit is ever the dogged acceptance of absolutes.
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Language is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious generations.
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A common allegiance to form of expression that is identified with no single national unit is likely to prove one of the…
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A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative…
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A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.
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A logical analysis of reflexive usages in French shows, however, that this simplicity is an illusion and that, so far from helping…
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As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness…
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Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural…
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Both French and Latin are involved with nationalistic and religious implications which could not be entirely shaken off, and so, while they…
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The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell…
— Eric Cantor
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Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
— Dean Acheson
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There is still a tendency to regard any existing government intervention as desirable, to attribute all evils to the market, and to…
— Milton Friedman
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So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation blithely…
— Ronald Reagan
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Anyone interested in the past, present, or future of banking and financial crises should read The Bankers' New Clothes. Admati and Hellwig…
— Unknown Author
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The politics of crime is not about a party's record or a candidates proposals, but about perceived character and values.
— Susan Estrich
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Clearly, we were hoping to get some competitive proposals, but the reality is there are only a small number of firms that…
— Unknown Author
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One may reject such proposals as something that will hurt merit but the ground reality is students from such sections do not…
— Unknown Author
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These statements absolutely do not correspond to reality. The Russian proposals are very simple stop all form of barter arrangements and shift…
— Viktor Khristenko
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I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.
— Ruth Rendell
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Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, if it has its own way it…
— John Owen
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For some reason that only a sociologist might be able to accurately explain, the Brazilian Press was extremely unkind to me, reporting…
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