Shibboleth Quotes
- Jephthah called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a… — Edwidge Danticat
- Utility is our national shibboleth: the savior of the American businessman is fact and his uterine half-brother, statistics. — Edward Dahlberg
- Because there is something in the touch of flesh with flesh which abrogates, cuts sharp and straight across the devious intricate channels of decorous ordering,… — William Faulkner
- It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is… — E. M. Forster
- The only shibboleth the West has is science. It is the premise of modernity and it defines itself as a rationality capable of, indeed requiring… — Bruno Latour