Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we...

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Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.

Quote by Russell Hoban about language, history, human imperfections.

Russell Hoban

Russell Hoban 1925, american writer

Life period: 1925

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