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Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

by Angela Carter Found in: Language Quotes,
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There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

by Aubrey Beardsley Found in: Language Quotes,
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Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.

by Andrea Dworkin Found in: Language Quotes,
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Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Language Quotes,
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All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

by Casey Miller Found in: Language Quotes,
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Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Language Quotes,
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To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and read more

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Language Quotes,
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The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

by Marcellinus Ammianus Found in: Language Quotes,
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