Victor Klemperer Quote

What happens if the cultivated language is made up of poisonous elements or has been made the bearer of poisons? Words can be like tiny doses of arsenic: they are swallowed unnoticed, appear to have no effect, and then after a little time the toxic reaction sets in after all.


The Language of the Third Reich (2000)


What happens if the cultivated language is made up of poisonous elements or has been made the bearer of poisons? Words can be like tiny doses of...

What happens if the cultivated language is made up of poisonous elements or has been made the bearer of poisons? Words can be like tiny doses of...

What happens if the cultivated language is made up of poisonous elements or has been made the bearer of poisons? Words can be like tiny doses of...

What happens if the cultivated language is made up of poisonous elements or has been made the bearer of poisons? Words can be like tiny doses of...