History Quote by Frank Luntz

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.

— Theodor Adorno

Language is the archives of history.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A language is the joint historical creation of millions of speakers. Although all speakers have some effect on the trajectory of a language, the…

— James C. Scott

Language is power... Language can be used as a means of changing reality.

— Adrienne Rich

By emphasizing the importance of a common language, we safeguard a proud legacy and help to ensure that America's future will be as great…

— Ronald Reagan

“The spread of languages shouldn't imply the decay of national languages. There are so many literary and historical memories, so many joys and sorrows…

— Kató Lomb

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.

— George Orwell

In the lives of individuals and societies, language is a factor of greater importance than any other. For the study of language to remain…

— Ferdinand de Saussure

As a writer, I've often said that, among the other things that we need to reclaim, other than the obscene wealth of billionaires, is…

— Arundhati Roy

“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

We know enough of our own history by now to be aware that people exploit what they have merely concluded to be of value,…

— Wendell Berry

“If you look at the historical record, you will find that language has always been in decline. Which means, really, and it never has.”

— Robert Lane Greene